fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
similar story; variant tale
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
from the viewpoint of; according to
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
children's story; fairy tale
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
founder of a religious sect
ruler; monarch; sovereign
degeneration; retrogression
everywhere; all over; throughout
wealthy and powerful family
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual