previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
unfortunately; regrettably
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
since when; from when; how long
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
beyond that point; after that
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
few decades; many decades; several decades
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to name; to call; to christen; to term
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance