eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
different opinion; objection
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
shyness; bashfulness; shame
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to overflow from something full