to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
tradition; legend; folklore
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
moment to quit; way to quit
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)