lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
good humour (humor); good mood
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to run around; to bustle about
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)