to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good-natured person; nice person
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
one way or the other; either way
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
cannot be helped; unavoidable
scoundrel; rascal; villain
societal mood; social context
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
shoji (paper sliding door)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to dye; to colour; to color
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
white background; blank; female virgin
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
greeting; a fine thing to say
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
another's parent; another's parents
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people