intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
episode; anecdote; vignette
illegitimate child; secret love child
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
un-Japanese in appearance or character
to get a reputation as a philanderer
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
nobleman's illegitimate child
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
private tutor; coach; governess
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)