the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to steal or sneak or slip into
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
karma from a previous existence
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
gray or silver haired (grey)
first meeting; first interview with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
vague recollection; faint memory
practice; practising; training; study
useless; vain; aimless; idle
connection; link; relationship
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)