black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
long ago; previous; of a former age
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(social) class; rank; grade
distinction; differentiation; classification
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
system; institution; organization; organisation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the opposite sex; isomerism
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
princess; daughter of a nobleman
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
sweet and sour; bittersweet
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to finish reading; to read through