to put together; to assemble
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to cease; to stop; to be over
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
to be enchanted; to be charmed
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
dark lilac (color); royal blue
Heian period court clothing
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
personage; person (deserving of respect)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
while; during (the time when)
last line of a poem; finally
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
European magpie (Pica pica); (arch.) crow
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to lean against; to set against
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to push aside; to brush aside
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear