tradition;  legend;  folklore
 oral instruction;  passing information by word-of-mouth;  oral tradition
 spreading around (news, etc.);  talking about widely;  noising about;  circulating
 secret (recipe, medicine, etc.);  mysteries (e.g. of an art)
 publicity;  advertisement;  advertising;  propaganda
 handing down (information);  legend;  tradition;  folklore;  transmission
 biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
 book or scroll that has been handed down through generations;  book of secrets;  delivering a letter
 new style;  new way;  modern;  ultra modern
 delivering an order;  dispatch of an order;  messenger;  orderly;  runner
 ancestral;  hereditary;  imported;  transmitted;  handed down
 long-distance relay race;  stagecoach;  post horse
 roulette-like street gambling;  portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
 Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
 Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)
 missionary work (esp. Buddhist);  preaching
 biography of a brave fighter;  heroic saga;  chivalric romance;  tale of one's heroism;  episode of bravery;  acts of violence
 direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.);  initiation
 oral instruction;  passing information by word-of-mouth;  oral tradition
 missionary work;  proselytizing;  preaching;  evangelism
 supplementary biography;  anecdote;  side story;  spin-off
 Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)
 Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
 delivering a message to the emperor
 transmission from generation to generation
 Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible)
 teachings conveyed by the gods
 Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
 history and biography;  historical material
 circulating widely (of news, etc.)
 heirloom;  trump card;  last resort;  family tradition
 being initiated (e.g. into the arts);  receiving instruction
 false rumor;  false rumour
 instruction from a master
 transmission (of motive power);  drive;  gearing
 Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
 primary biography;  standard biography
 megaphone;  speaking tube;  sound box
 pictures of ancient wise men (name of a book)
 reciting something and then recording it;  recording of something that has been recited
 heat transfer engineering