tradition; legend; folklore
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
(Friedrich Karl von) Savigny
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
weakening; emaciation; decline
willpower; energy; vitality
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
river; stream; River; the ... river
factory; plant; mill; workshop
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem