common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
historic; historical; traditional
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to have a reason; to have an excuse
main; principal; important
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
plants and animals; flora and fauna
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
question to be settled first; first consideration
taste; liking; preference
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)