chastity; virtue; fidelity
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
continuation; succession; series
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
until now; so far; up to the present
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
dressing oneself; personal grooming
recuperation; medical treatment
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
dawn; daybreak; beginning
society; the world; the times
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
naked eye; the physical eye
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for