wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
even though; despite; when
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
both (people); the two of them
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
patience; endurance; perseverance
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
intimacy; affection; familiarity
feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
same; similar; (just) like; equal
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hate each other; to hate mutually
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to