fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
old friend; old acquaintance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
attractive face and figure
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
the same kind; accomplice; partner
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
richly colored; richly coloured
good-looking; fair; beautiful
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
negative emotions; negative feelings
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement