to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
beginning; outset; first; onset
in the end; on top of that
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
considerably; fairly; quite
influential person; man of importance
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence