incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
pre-war days; before the war
superior; excellent; fine
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
every year; yearly; annually
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
one more time; once more; once again