thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to grumble about something (trivial)
error; mistake; slip; bug
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
national holiday; public holiday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
crops; agricultural produce
to trace back to (the origins of something)
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
tenth day of the month; ten days
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
tide; current; tendency; trend
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
descendant; posterity; offspring