camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to think too much; to be over-concerned
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
for (some) doubtful points to remain
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
appearance; air; condition; state; form
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be blessed with children
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing