posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
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)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
several people; a few people
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
directly; in person; firsthand
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
in swarms; in great crowds
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
being rampant; domination
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
head over heels; headlong; head first
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
sea level; (surface of) sea
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots