secrecy; highly classified information
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
of course; certainly; naturally
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
strange tale; curious report; strange report
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
eastern part; the east (of a region)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
antique; old article; secondhand goods
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
accumulation; accumulate; store
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
every single word and phrase; word by word