soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
incident; affair; happening; event
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
chapter one; first chapter
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
antiques; old works of art
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
consequence; outcome; result; blame