ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
very much; exceedingly; extremely
popular person; favorite; favourite
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
distant; remote; isolated
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
travel expenses; travel(ing) allowance
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
away from home; while travelling
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
state of mind; mentality; psychology
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
explanation; interpretation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
changing clothes; change of clothes
Heian period court clothing
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to walk around; to travel around
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
farewell cup; farewell dinner
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son