handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
interruption; interference; butting in
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
way of reciting; way of telling a story
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
rebel; traitor; insurgent
punishment; judgement; judgment
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
labor; labour; toil; hardship
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
though; notwithstanding; although
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls