simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
at first; in the beginning; originally
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to forget completely; to leave behind
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
shaman; oracle; diviner; medium
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
origin; beginning; source; rise
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
for today; for the time being
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged