tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
charming; fascinating; attractive
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
emperor (of Japan); mikado
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
than; from; out of; except; but; more
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
such ... as; or some such
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...