won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to approach; to draw near
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
disaster; calamity; misfortune
either way; in any case; one way or another
clearing one's heart of doubts; reassuring oneself
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
ghost; apparition; spirit
tradition; legend; folklore
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
small hill; low hill; hillock
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to detain; to check; to restrain
location where a magical being resides; cursed place where disaster after disaster occurs