cerebral stroke; apoplexy
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
pair; the two; both persons; both things
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
thousand years; very long period; forever
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to become rustic; to become countrified
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
vitality; energy; dynamism
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
love story; romance; love affair
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
stingy; cheap; very frugal
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
utmost limit; extremity; result
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention