the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
severe criticism; damnation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
everything; anything; nothing
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
fourth day of the month; four days
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
as before; as ever; as it was originally
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how; in what way; by what means
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
great hurry; great haste; rush
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
festival; feast; carnival
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
while; during; while; although; all; both
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information