ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
unknown; obscure; insignificant
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
society; the world; the times
(social) class; rank; grade
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to look around; to survey
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
every street corner; every crossing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
way of speaking; intimation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint