basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
(one's) youth; one's younger days
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
approximate age; age range
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
guardian deity of one's birthplace
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with