cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
reality; actuality; hard fact
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
reigning; controlling; dictating
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
living god; saintly person
to revere; to respect; to worship
of course; certainly; naturally
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
how long; how far; how much
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
reaching; attaining; arrival