tradition; legend; folklore
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
various countries; various regions; various provinces
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
support; backing; aid; assistance
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
impossible to do (although wants to)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
contract; compact; agreement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(a place) out of one's reach
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder