to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
distant place; faraway location; far away
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
the other day; lately; recently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
wages; pay; rental payment
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
security; stability; safety; peace
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
in the end; on top of that
one's impressions after reading a book
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky