we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to arrange (flowers); to plant
coloured glass; colored glass
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
school of one's (first, second) choice
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
infancy; childhood; tender age
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
understanding person; supporter
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement