one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
in history; ever; historical
regret; repentance; remorse
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to support each other; to support one another
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
practice; practising; experience
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be kind to; to treat kindly
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable