law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
insight; power of observation
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
our country; our land; one's own country
ushi-oni; mythical ox-headed monster
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
in the mountains; among the mountains
to get tired out; to be exhausted
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
this country; our country
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
the same book; the said book; ibid.
800,000; eight hundred thousand
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
competing; competition; auction
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry