one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
creating anew; recreation; re-creation
power of conception; conceptual ability
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
present continuous tense; present progressive form
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
street; quarter; district; area
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
creation (of the universe); the Creation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical