wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
way of speaking; intimation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
that is to say; so that means
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
all present; all concerned; all of us
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
east, west, south and north
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to go out and away; to leave
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba