(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
nature; property; disposition
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
development; exploitation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
family; members of a family
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
descendant; posterity; offspring
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow