breaking off an engagement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
now; the present time; just now; another; more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
boarding house; school dormitory
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
royal capital; imperial capital
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is not (like that) either
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
considerably; fairly; quite
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to