„She was wearing the white, and the sharp sweep of her hair, thinning modestly as it did towards the ends, so heightened her fondly remembered...

„Her party came in three carriages, and having Ukon with them ensured they did not look like rustics.“

„‚Your assisting her in one way and another can help redeem the fault of her mother’s dead.'“

„(…) and although he did not exactly lose his heart to her, he was sufficiently stirred to rustle his robes.“

„‚Oh. come now!‘ they whispered among themselves. ‚He is as much of a lover as ever – it seems to be his great flaw. He...

Kapitel Wisps of Cloud

„Everyone wept (…)“

Kapitel Akashi

„(…) until in both mood and manner they resembled wintry trees at last touched by spring.“

„Everything at Suma was different, and the very presence of the mountain folk, who were a mystery to him, constituted an affront and and offense.“