chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
high rice field; very fertile rice field
by means of; due to; because of; according to
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
-less; lacking; non-existing
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
danger; peril; hazard; risk
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
story; tale; talk; discussion
to commit a crime; to do evil
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
incident; affair; happening; event
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
an honest man; a good citizen
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone