busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the front; honest; upright; decent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
older sister; lass; young lady
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (c. 1010)
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator