Department of the Imperial Household
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
back street; back alley; slums
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
older sister and younger brother
to move (house); to change residence
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
one day; (on) a certain day
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
token (effort); something done for form's sake
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to behave well (of a child)
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
prejudice; bias; distorted view
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in