chapter one; first chapter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to flare up; to burst into flames
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
feeling; sense; impression
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
imagination; supposition; guess
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience