negation; denial; negative
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
again and again; repeatedly
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
you; (arch.) your residence
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
way; method; means; resource; course
a short while ago; already
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
personage; person (deserving of respect)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
on the way back; returning
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
greeting; a fine thing to say
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof