to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
those (near the second person)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(not so) much; (not) very
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
large build; large pattern
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
birth; creation; formation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
good-natured; of good character
intimacy; friendship; familiarity