good; goodness; right; virtue
both; both sides; both parties
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
directly opposite; right in front
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
many; numerous; various; large number of
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
funeral; burial; condolence
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift