many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
outside world; physical world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
just one person; only one
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
communication skills; communication ability
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to talk; to chat; to chatter
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
society; the world; the times
alone; by oneself; on one's own
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
nothing but; except; no more than
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
discipline; training; teaching manners
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole