kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
evening sky; twilight sky
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to get strong; to gain strength
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
second division; secondary division
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
suggestiveness (of a poem); lingering charm; lasting impression
decision; settlement; definition
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
mediator; manager; caretaker
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
vague recollection; faint memory
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
chief; main; principal; important