(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
inside one's heart; in one's mind
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to accept; to receive; to agree
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
I see; that's right; indeed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
health; healthy; sound; fit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to recall; to remember; to recollect
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine