thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
most part; greater part; majority
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
in order; in turn; one by one
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
ancient time; age of the gods
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
that is to say; so that means
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)