Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
desperately; for one's dear life
grove of the village shrine
hokora; small wayside shrine
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
feeling; sense; impression
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to accept; to receive; to agree
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
emotional strength; force of will
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre