yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
secret art; the mysteries
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
abandoned building; derelict building
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646.2.23-1709.2.19), Shougun 1680-1709
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
surely; certainly; without doubt
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
interior; inside; internal
contrary to one's expectations