than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to follow advice; to act upon advice
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
snake; serpent; large snake
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
youngest brother; last disciple
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
same; similar; (just) like; equal
around the world; throughout the world
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
for example; for instance; e.g.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention