close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
name; given name; first name
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
one person; another name; nickname; alias
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
somehow; for some reason or other
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
tradition; legend; folklore
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
information; news; report; reward; retribution