fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
occurrence; happening; incident; event
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
100,000; hundred thousand
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to be contrary to one's expectations
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to say no more; to sink into silence
developed country; advanced country
several hundred; hundreds (of)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
all times and places; all ages and countries
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
one's physical safety; personal security
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
having no idea; having no clue
refinement; narrowing-down
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to half-rise to one's feet
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort