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
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
superstition; superstitious belief
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
profitable plan; good plan
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court