slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
how; in what way; in what manner
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
messenger; envoy; emissary
address (on envelope, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to finish reading; to read through
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
under the orders of; by order (command)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
flower-shaped family crest
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
running away; escaping on foot
a rival horse or candidate
results of the vote count
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
close; intimate; on good terms