better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
many; a lot; much; multitude
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to badger; to pester; to beg
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
new leaves; fresh verdure
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
disorder; disturbance; unrest
secret story; unknown episode
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
on board a ship; aboard a ship
flood of emotions; many thoughts
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be too numerous; to be too much