to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
yellowish; tinged with yellow
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
hokora; small wayside shrine
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
double; twice (as much); twofold
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
near oneself; close to one; familiar