to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
head; brains; intellect; understanding
this and that; such and such
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
eagle (Accipitridae family)
few decades; many decades; several decades
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
origin; beginning; source; rise
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
thousands; several thousand
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
creation; generation; formation; derivation
tradition; legend; folklore
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
small number; few; minority
legendary beast; magical beast
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement