superstition; superstitious belief
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
adherent; devotee; believer
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
no!; no no!; no, not at all
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
commencing with; including
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
abstractness; abstraction
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
3000; three thousand; many
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
from now; from this moment; henceforth
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
power; might; authority; influence
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
simply; merely; only; solely
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill