mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
emperor (of Japan); mikado
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to find out; to discover; to locate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
library (usu. single-room); small library
one's own handwriting; autograph
letter; missive; note; mail
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
family; relatives; dependents; household
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
at that time; in those days
guess; conjecture; surmise
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
immediately; right away; on the spot
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky