natural disaster; cataclysm
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
on and after; from ... onward; since
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
beyond imagination; unimaginable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)