ancient times; prehistoric times
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
posterity; future generations; future life
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
user's manual; instruction manual
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
"it was all a dream"-ending
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state