fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be born; to come into the world
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
be (that) as it may; having said that
technique; art; skill; move
simply; merely; only; solely
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
disorder; disturbance; unrest
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
offender; criminal; culprit
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to get out of shape; to lose shape
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
at that time; in those days
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
indicate reason; infers some protest
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission