old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
legend; folklore; tradition
rare (or peculiar) animal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; this sort of; like this
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
legendary beast; magical beast
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
rest; break; recess; intermission
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n