(period of) a year; during the era (of)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
refinement; elegance; grace
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
very popular; highly favoured
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike