misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
author; writer; novelist; artist
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
then; well; so; well then
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder