pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reading matter; reading material
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
living thing; living creature; animal; life
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
at that time; in those days
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
woman writer; lady writer; authoress