deserted village; poor village
hard to reach place; remote place
secretary; councillor; councilor
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to live through; to survive
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
wheat straw; barley straw
behind with everything; too late; reactive
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)