figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rather; better; instead; if anything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
don't you think?; indicates question
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast