total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
long ago; once upon a time
to have a talk; to tell a story
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning