Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
meeting; greeting; welcome
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
light (e.g. colour, color)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
among these; between these; of these
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear