series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
marshland; wetland; swampland
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion
political issue (problem)
disinheritance; disowning
family members left at home
rebel; traitor; insurgent
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
(spirit of) independence and self-respect
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)