wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
custom; habit; customary practice
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
instead; but (on the other hand)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
finish; completion; the end
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; a fine thing to say
again; once more; a second time
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
being extremely grateful; being much obliged; being very appreciative; being very happy
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)