Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
since then; from that time; ever since
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
for example; for instance; e.g.
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
6th day of the month; six days
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
good news; favourable information; news on whether or not something went well
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to temple or shrine)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
technique; art; skill; move
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
falling over; toppling sideways
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor