story; tale; talk; discussion
generation; the world; the age
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in that manner; like that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to forget completely; to leave behind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
descriptive poetry; epic poem
good; goodness; right; virtue
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
tradition; legend; folklore
if it is the case that ...
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)