such; this sort of; like this
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
romantic school; romanticism
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
woman; female; feminine gender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
expression; presentation; representation; notation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to subsist; to keep on living
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that