mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
fishing industry; fishery
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to name; to call; to christen; to term
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
our country; our land; one's own country
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
on the sea; surface of the sea
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way