appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
real life; actual life; everyday life
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
of course; certainly; naturally
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
chief; main; principal; important
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
performance of one's official duties
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
precious book; handbook; thesaurus; treasury of words
florid expression; poetical talent
ceremony; celebration; law code
individual; private person; personal; private
collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
narrative-like structure; narrative style
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations