just because; even if; even though
sincere; earnest; serious
gradually; slowly but steadily
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
overflow; abundance; exuberance
succeeding; following; trailing; next
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
reinforcement; strengthening