reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to fabricate a web of lies
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
tradition; legend; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
sensitivity; susceptibility
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
superstition; superstitious belief
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to face; to confront; to be opposite to