mystery; mysteriousness; secret
ancient city; former capital
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
great war; great battle; world war
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to move forward; to move on
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
manners; behavior; behaviour
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to subsist; to keep on living
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery