attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
covered with; stained; smeared
like a decent person; human
first generation; founder
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to stop walking; to pause
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to overflow from something full
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
way; method; means; (technical) specification
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to make merry; to be festive
surely (not); certainly (not)
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
because of; owing to; due to
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
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)