was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
long ago; once upon a time
to have a talk; to tell a story
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally