assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
from here; from this place
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
opposite side; opposition
just because; even if; even though
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
existence; possession; having; limited company
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
within; inside of; less than
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
at once; immediately; right now
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
long ago; a long time ago; already
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin