tradition; legend; folklore
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
bureau director; office chief
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
magic; sorcery; incantation
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
private citizen; civilian
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
danger; peril; hazard; risk
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
calamity; disaster; accident
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate