as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
huge rock; firmness; solidity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
determination; resolution
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours