virgin; innocent young woman
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
dilapidated house; deserted house
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
lonely, spouseless bedroom; bedroom of a neglected spouse
influence (on someone); inspiration
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to (a place); until (a time)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Columbus; Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person