or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tradition; legend; folklore
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
curse; spell; malediction
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
arum (any plant of the genus Arum, typically having arrow-shaped leaves)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
single word; a few words; brief comment
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself