to lose sight of; to miss
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
modern person; people of today
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in one's own way or style
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
match; game; bout; contest
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
history of a nation; Japanese history
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
manners and customs; folkways; usage
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
union; joining; conjugation
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to relate to; to connect with
imperial palace; capital; metropolis; Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
good; goodness; right; virtue
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
league; federation; union; alliance
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind