decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
legend; folklore; tradition
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
Tottori (city, prefecture)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
narrator; storyteller; reciter
three generations; three periods; third generation
(full-length) novel; long novel
people; citizens; subjects; folk
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
second division; secondary division
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
debut work; one's first work
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
annals; chronicle; chronology
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
novel; story; (work of) fiction
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
group; bunch; crowd; group
just like; the same as; no different than