relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
very great; enormous; serious
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
professor; teaching; instruction
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
love; attachment; lovesickness
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
food and drink; eating and drinking
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
festival; feast; carnival