to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
at that time; in those days
to distribute; to hand out
that's the way it is; such is life
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
very interesting; of great interest
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
(not) a single person; (no) one
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to go out and away; to leave
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)