document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
indicate reason; infers some protest
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
etc.; et cetera; and so on
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
older sister; elder sister
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to say; to tell; to state; to do
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series