mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
don't worry; there's no need to worry
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
residence; housing; residential building
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
love; attachment; lovesickness
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to run through; to run past
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
sense of values; values; value system
one's (living) environment
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply