handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
looking away; looking aside
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
only; merely; but; no more than
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)