legend; folklore; tradition
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
every year; yearly; annually
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
early post war period; immediately after the war
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
political measures; policy
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to not believe one's ears
secret; private; surreptitious
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
more than anything; above all else
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
how long; how far; how much
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
eye measurement; measure with eye
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback