many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
whenever you want; any time you like
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to have dealings with; to get involved with; to pay attention to; to take notice of
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
record of proceedings; minutes
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
secretary; councillor; councilor
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ordinary citizen; the general public
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
library (usu. single-room); small library
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
long ago; once upon a time
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist