behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
secret; private; surreptitious
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hidden treasure; treasured article
to hold fast; to protect to the end
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
discovery; detection; finding
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
early (days); initial stage; initial
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)