to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to count on one's fingers
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
please (give me); please (do for me)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
narrow; thin (sized); slender
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
how can (one) do something
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
many people; a large number of people
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
town girl; girl raised in a town
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
like; similar to; same as
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
bedside; near one's pillow
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
cancellation; abandonment