fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
incident; affair; happening; event
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
100,000; hundred thousand
military forces; hosts; troops
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
management; administration; operation
sword skills; swordsmanship
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
terrain; geographical features; topography
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be contrary to one's expectations
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to say no more; to sink into silence
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away