historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to live; to reside; to inhabit
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
a long time ago; in those days
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
undergarment; underwear; lower garment (e.g. trousers)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
socio-economics; social economy
commerce; trade; business
political measures; policy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
to exchange; to interchange
to reside temporarily; to imply
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
to complete decisively; to do to completion
group; party; team; squad; section
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution