smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
curious; strange; unusual
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course