plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
three legs (two legs and a cane)
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
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
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
several years; a few years
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
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
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
a long time ago; in those days
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
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
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
older brother and younger sister
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
genetics; study of heredity
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
process; course; mechanism
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor