to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
meaning; significance; sense
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
woman; lady; adult female
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
by myself; in person; by oneself
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
preference; priority; precedence
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
shellfish; seashell; shell