mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
imperial court; royal court
honorific/polite/humble prefix
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing