very hungry; starving; ravenous
rather; sooner; preferably
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
innermost depths of one's heart
folklore studies; folkloristics
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
natural person (e.g. one unspoilt by civilization, civilisation)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
gods of the land; earthly deities
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be mixed in with; to blend with
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to accept; to receive; to agree
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
thinking of; hitting upon
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to overdo; to do too much
responsibility; duty; obligation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
hills and fields; countryside
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry