to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
originally; by nature; from the start
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
preparation; supplying; procurement
reason; cause; circumstances
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to repeat; to be frequent
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
old poem (esp. waka); old song
corruption; bastardisation
var. of traditional shakuhachi music
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior