fluent (in a language); flowing
although; though; despite the fact that ...
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be fated to; be linked by fate
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to take over; to hand over
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
gods of the land; earthly deities
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
huge rock; massive boulder
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
with hands in pockets; idleness
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
hastily made; improvised preparation
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains