very interesting; of great interest
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
for dear life; barely escaping alive
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
that is to say; so that means
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover