bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
my husband; one's family; family member
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
morning; forenoon; just before noon
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
village headman; village mayor
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
superstition; superstitious belief
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
interval; break; pause; spare moment
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
dilapidated house; deserted house