one or two; a few; small number
oral tradition; legend; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
classification; categorization; sorting
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
practice; practising; experience
walking around at night; night travel; night train
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
edge of the eaves; house frontage
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
such; this sort of; like this
superstition; superstitious belief
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
like this; this sort; this way
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
tone (of voice); manner of talking
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
handicraft; industrial art object
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look