like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
folklore studies; folkloristics
study; research; investigation
university (college) professor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
every place; various places
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be needed; to be wanted
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very young; little; childish; immature
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
senior high school; high school
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)