elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
repaying a kindness; gratitude
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
technique; art; skill; move
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to become poor; to be poor
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
playmate; companion; friend to play with
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
infancy; childhood; tender age
orphan; person without friends
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter