like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
dark purple; bluish purple
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
king's younger brother; royal brother
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage