tradition; legend; folklore
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
counter for books; volume
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to have a talk; to tell a story
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to rush over; to run up to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inside one's heart; in one's mind
and yet; though; when; in spite of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
came here; coming here; recently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof