slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
second marriage; remarriage
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
rule; reign; peaceful times
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sincere; honest; faithful
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest