to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to turn completely into; to become completely
reading too much into (what ... says)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
near oneself; close to one; familiar
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
cooperation; collaboration
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Japanese person; Japanese people
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
beginning; outset; first; onset
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago