to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
woman; lady; adult female
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
flowers and trees; flowering trees
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
to do for (the sake of someone else)
weak and soft; supple; pliant
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to grow; to develop; to grow up
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
the other night; a few nights ago
particularly; only; in the case of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off