to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
nameless; anonymous; without name
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reward; honorarium; remuneration
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
duty; function; office; mission; task
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
direct descent; direct line
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
naturally; of course; understandably
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
certainly; surely; definitely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
brave general; great soldier
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
conference room; council room
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons