seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
about to leave; about to start out
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
story; tale; talk; discussion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
connection; link; relationship
that; the matter in question
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
ten; 10; ten years of age
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future