The Tale of Genji

He cannot think of anything he has done to arouse such resentment, he says, and so he must live with resentment which seems without proper cause

as the mad wanderings of a heart that is darkness

I knew that another sort of life would be happier for a girl without strong backing, but I could not forget his wishes and sent her to court as I had promised

The heart of a bereaved parent may not be darkness, perhaps, but a quiet talk from time to time would do much to bring light.

child languishing in this house of tears

autumn winds tore threateningly at the garden. Only the rays of the moon managed to make their way through the tangles.

was for just such an occasion, they remarked to one another, that the phrase “how well one knows” had been invented.

he had not had the courage of his resolve to appoint her an imperial consort, and he wished to make amends by promoting her one rank

her detractors were numerous and alert to the slightest inadvertency

The carriage was pulled up and Myōbu alighted.