air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ancestor; forefather; foremother
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
professor; teaching; instruction
to be needed; to be wanted
point in common; common feature
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
finish; completion; the end
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
future (usually near); prospects