needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
having an ancient and honorable origin
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
tide; current; tendency; trend
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
blank space; margin; blank canvas
spoken language; colloquial expression
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
attending (upon); keeping another company
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
caricature; cartoon; comics
personification; anthropomorphization
varieties; different kinds
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
dispersing; breaking up; running away
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga