bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cooperation; coordination; link
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
sweet voice; seductive voice
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
close-cropped hair; shaven head
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
such; like that; that sort of; very
the lower classes; the common people
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
(social) position; status
accompanying note; postscript
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to take on a role; to take part
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently