reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
article; news story; report; account
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
the court; palace circles; palace floor
audience (with someone of high standing)
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
participation; joining; entry
heir; inheritor; successor
rule; reign; government; governing