district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith
white spot; bright spot; facula; vitiligo; leukoderma
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indeed; really; truly; very much
to concern; to be related
all times and places; all ages and countries
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
example; illustration; precedent
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
to hand (over); to deliver in person
omen; sign; notice; indication
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to check; to stop; to keep back
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
grudge; complaint; reproach
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly