difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
at first; in the beginning; originally
movie; film; motion picture
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
night view; night skyline; nightscape
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
sewing; needlework; embroidery
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
English conversation; school for English conversation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in