strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
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
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
in the same way as; just like
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
the West; the Occident; Western countries
children's story; fairy tale
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
several years; a few years
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
generation; the world; the age
one or two; a few; small number
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
long ago; once upon a time
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
a long time ago; in those days
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
lord of a manor; estate steward
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
origin; source; beginning; starting point
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
human pillar; human sacrifice
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)