Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
maintenance; preservation; improvement
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to yield to temptation; to succumb
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
shopping basket; market basket
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
running as fast as one can
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic