to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
emperor (of Japan); mikado
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
descendant; posterity; offspring
failure; mistake; blunder
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
and; thereupon; because of that
tradition; legend; folklore
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
state secrets; secrets of the state
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact