to keep a promise; to keep one's word
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to fold up; to fold into layers
womanly; ladylike; feminine
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
devoted; self-sacrificing
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
at once; immediately; right now
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to snatch from; to steal from
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
to move; to move to a new location
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
forwarding agency; express company
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover