old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
opinion; intention; thought
emphasizes direct object of action
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
destination; place one stays during a trip
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
excursion; field trip; school trip
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; keeper of an izuna
representative; exemplary; model
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
distant place; faraway location; far away
bhava (becoming, existence)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
systematisation; systematization
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
Shinto rites; Shinto style
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
study of foreign languages; linguistics