restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
already; now; no longer; not any more
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
mapping; map; image; representation
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one's later years; final years (in life)
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
realistic; graphic; true to life
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
order; sequence; procedure
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
reality; actuality; hard fact
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate