to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
historic; historical; traditional
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
relation; connection; relevance
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
something; some kind of; for some reason
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to well up; to burst; to arise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up