is something that; is that which
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
(religious) faith; belief; creed
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
deductive reasoning; deduction
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
older sister; elder sister
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
like this; this sort; this way
nature; property; disposition
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to slide into; to slip into
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to go past; to pass; to pass by