principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
genuine; authentic; true; real
home area; home town; local
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
almost every day; almost daily
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
difference; variation; difference
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to look upwards; to look up
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to put on airs; to assume importance
mysterious power of words to alter reality
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
folklore studies; folkloristics