for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
adopted daughter; foster daughter
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
using as an intermediary; through
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
samurai; warrior; military family
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
although; but; even though; I wish that
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
it's probably so; it stands to reason
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
conviction; belief; confidence
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
intimacy; affection; familiarity
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of