to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
silence (not speaking); muteness
to apologize; to apologise
while; during (the time when)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to practice magic; to practise magic
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
hostility; antagonism; opposition
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
in the end; on top of that
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
originally; by nature; from the start
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether