The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
refinement; elegance; grace
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
enrolled student; registered student
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
speaking voice; talking voice
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
starvation; famine; hunger
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
considerably; greatly; a lot
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
battlefield; battleground
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to manage something successfully; to be successful
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to some extent; to a certain extent