feminine; womanly; female
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
peeping at (without permission)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
delicate; gentle; fleeting
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cilia; cilium; fine hairs
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
pardon; remission; amnesty
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
carving; engraving; chiselled features