person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
don't you think?; indicates question
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
this world; this life; world of the living
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tag (children's game); tig
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
your acquaintance; people who know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight