farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
old woman; joker (in old maid)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
terrain; geographical features; topography
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
land of the gods; Japan; China
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam