story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
a long time ago; in those days
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
tradition; legend; folklore
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
birds and wild animals; wildlife
open; spacious; extensive
open field; empty lot; plain
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
father; dad; husband; you; he
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to wash away; to rinse off
to forget completely; to leave behind
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together