to be reminded of; to call to mind
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
now that you say that; now that you mention it
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
the positive and the negative
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to change the position of
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to translate; to interpret
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
Japanese person; Japanese people
source (e.g. quotation); authority
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively