bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
establishment; foundation
burial mound for severed heads
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
paintings and calligraphic works
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
dark clouds; black clouds
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
Japanese subsidy plan allowing refundable points when purchasing energy-efficient electric appliances, etc.
terrestrial digital broadcasting
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque