charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to spread; to be propagated
people; citizens; subjects; folk
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
popular person; favorite; favourite
(together) with; -wide; including
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
president (of a society); chairman
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
and; AND (Boolean operator)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
is something that; is that which
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
surroundings; environs; circumference
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
all you want; as much as one wants
now that; since; so long as; because