color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
custom; habit; customary practice
how many years; how long; what year
influence; effect; impact
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryō system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
at that time; in those days
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
maid; helper; help; assistance
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
historical; traditional; historic
major incident; major happening; big scandal
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)