bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
old ceremonial court dress
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
reading partway; leaving half-read
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
purple willow; infirmity; delicate constitution
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
weak constitution; ill health
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
looks; personal appearance; features
clearly; distinctly; vividly
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to see; to look; to watch
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
needless to say; obviously; of course
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to badger; to pester; to beg
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
turning sideways; landscape orientation
nape (of the neck); nucha
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable