to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one thin flat object; one sheet
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
at once; there and then; immediately
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wealthy person; millionaire
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
this world; this life; world of the living
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
perpetual youth and longevity
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tradition; legend; folklore
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
reality; actuality; hard fact
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
bathing (swimming) in cold water
something like ...; something called ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout