author (usu. of a particular book); writer
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
warm reception; cordial welcome; warm greeting
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Aesculapius; Asclepius; Asklepios
long ago; once upon a time
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to govern; to manage; to subdue
loyal retainer; loyal subject
great scholar; savant; polymath
at that time; in those days
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
every year; yearly; annually
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
source of river; fountainhead
to rule; to govern; to administer
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top