literary woman; talented woman
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
different item; different lot
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dwelling; house; residence; address
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wash again; to reconsider
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
again; once more; a second time
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
so; like this; in this way
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position