old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
weave; weaving; woven item
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
only; merely; but; no more than
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
shopping; purchased goods
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
confections; sweets; candy; cake
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
after that; afterwards; thereafter
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
putting into operation; invocation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
small bag of snack food (cookies, potato chips, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
contradiction; inconsistency
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness