to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
possession; retention; maintenance
very likely; very probable
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one of these days; someday; one day
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
cooperation; collaboration
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
those (near the second person)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to pass (of time); to elapse
door; gate; opening; title page