sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
goodness; excellence; virtue
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
with these words; while saying
to begin to walk; to set out
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
distant look; faraway look
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in comparison to; rather than
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to like; to love; to be fond of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
curse; spell; malediction
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
descendant; posterity; offspring
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still