conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to yearn for; to be in love with
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
unexpectedly; surprisingly
light color; light colour
Heian period court clothing
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
comb box; toiletries case
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(how) many times; (how) often
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all