ancient times; prehistoric times
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
(one's) countenance; face
left breast; left side of the chest
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
children's story; fairy tale
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
straight-laced person; stubborn person
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
Okinawan dish of pig ears
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
successive generations; successive emperors
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock