to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
beginning; outset; first; onset
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
memory; sense; experience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to be found; to be discovered
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
still; as yet; as it has been
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
suspicious character (person, figure)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
a glance; a look; a glimpse
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular