looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to be filled to bursting; to burst
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
conduct; behavior; behaviour
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to go out and away; to leave
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods