(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
changing clothes; change of clothes
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
proposal; offer; request; application
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
royalty and titled nobility
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen