passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
release; emission; ejection
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
sense of values; values; value system
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
transplanting; transplantation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
carefree; free from worry
very busy (person or thing)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
curiosity; inquisitiveness
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism