old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
family; relatives; dependents; household
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
at the mercy of (something or someone)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
gentle; mild; meek; tender
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
party; set; gang; company; person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately