extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
contrary to one's expectations
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
preface; introduction; preamble
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
this for sure; certainly is
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to send or direct a person to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
tenth day of the month; ten days
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
calamity; disaster; accident
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
intelligence; discernment
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo