fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
difficult problem; challenge
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
if you think about it; come to think of it
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
hostility; animosity; enmity
future; possible; potential; prospective
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
patriarch; head of a family
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
way of speaking; intimation
considerably; greatly; a lot
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
real intention; true motive; true meaning
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive