to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tag (children's game); tig
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sympathy; compassion; pity
to whine; to make feeble complaints
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly