origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
grandfather; male senior-citizen
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one day; (on) a certain day
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
reaction; response; reaction
no!; no no!; no, not at all
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator