retreating figure; appearance from behind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
as before; as ever; as it was originally
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
good feeling; feeling good
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; tundra hare; hare made of snow
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to settle (in a place); to settle down
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
migratory bird; bird of passage
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
living thing; organism; creature; biology