leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
The Three Little Pigs (fable)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
similar story; variant tale
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
personal; individual; private
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
going through; going via; going by way of
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to spread; to be propagated
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
ultimogeniture; postremogeniture
reinforcement; strengthening
firstborn; first child; eldest child
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
on and after; from ... onward; since
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel