I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
different item; different lot
to redeem (from sin); to save
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
critical moment; do-or-die situation
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to look down over; to look down on
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to bring back; to restore
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well