serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
young person; youth; young
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
every evening; every night
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
inside one's heart; in one's mind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
overestimation; overvaluing
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability