while; even though; despite
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
follower; attendant; valet; servant
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to be overcome with emotion
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rush over; to run up to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blood relationship; blood relative
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
this and that; one thing or another
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
straight-laced person; stubborn person
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona