charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
the original; original copy; script
speech; expression; wording; language
studying very hard; studying like mad
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
though; notwithstanding; although
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
calm; composed; cool; quiet
erotic animation; hentai; pornographic animation
exhibition; display; putting on show
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to shout (in anger); to yell
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
in that manner; like that
resentment; indignation; anger
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily