to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
living thing; organism; creature; biology
generation; the world; the age