reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
old friend; familiar face
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
handrail; railing; banister
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to revere; to respect; to worship
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
general; popular; common; typical
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
and then; and so; and; so then
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
in case of; at that time; at this time
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy