old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
frequency (of occurrence)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
decrease; reduction; decline
single word; a few words; brief comment
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to use up all one's strength; to die
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
blood relationship; blood relative
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
noted doctor; excellent physician
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to spend time (on doing something)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to complain; to lodge a complaint
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion