by all means; no matter what; at any rate
a long time ago; in those days
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one day; (on) a certain day
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
valley; ravine; gorge; chasm
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
falling object; fallen object
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
vitality; (one's) life force
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
war; battle; match; game; competition
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai