to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
one day; (on) a certain day
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
oracle; revelation; divine message
rampancy; prevalence; domination
guilt-free; sinless; innocent
outside Kyoto or the capital
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to be led by; to be headed by
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
innermost depths of one's heart
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)