regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
start; beginning; first step; clue
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
how much; how many; however
solitude; loneliness; isolation
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
the reverse; other side; lining
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude