to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
intimacy; affection; familiarity
feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
same; similar; (just) like; equal
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hate each other; to hate mutually
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
tedious; boring; being fed up with
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
conviction; belief; confidence
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
much less; to say nothing of
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
night and day; all the time
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...