personal; individual; private
self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
process; course; mechanism
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
groundless rumor (rumour)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to concern; to be related
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
public knowledge; common knowledge
one day; (on) a certain day
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
grounds; charge; suspicion
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering