to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
of course; certainly; naturally
system; institution; organization; organisation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
office and rank; an official rank
when it becomes; when it comes to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
public official stationed outside the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
in person; personally; directly
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
ritual; religious service; festival
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
front; frontage; facade; main
to rule; to govern; to administer
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study