(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to gain fame; to make one's name
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
extermination; annihilation
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
tradition; legend; folklore
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
(political) power; authority; influence
to look around; to look towards (us)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
study; research; investigation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)