or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
all-night vigil over a body; wake
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
companion; company; tritagonist
Japanization; Japanisation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
private tutor; coach; governess
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
sweet voice; seductive voice
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
an assortment; combination
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
how long; how much; to what extent
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate