spring water; clear (pure) water
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
to make an appeal; to urge
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
at the window; by the window; next to the window
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
connection; link; relationship
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
mental; psychological; physical
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
every evening; night after night
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family