special selection; finest pick; top pick
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
alternating; taking turns
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
honorific/polite/humble prefix
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to join together; to combine; to join up
image; figure; figure; form; image
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
piece; fragment; one (object)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
treasure house; storage for valuable property
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to write down; to record; to register
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to collect; to assemble; to gather