fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
newly washed hair; wet hair
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
January; first month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
companion; company; tritagonist
merman; half man-half fish
acquaintance; appreciative friend
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to comfort; to console; to amuse
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
other side; opposite side; other party
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe