pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
padding; lining; foundation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to get thin; to taper off
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
coolly; indifferently; nonchalantly; calmly
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
in accordance with; according to
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to name; to call by name; to mention by name
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent