model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
folding into four; quarto
woman; lady; adult female
letter-paper; letter paper; notepaper
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
such; this sort of; like this
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
single word; a few words; brief comment
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
is something that; is that which
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend