enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
such ... as; or some such
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
don't you think?; indicates question
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
at that time; in those days
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
very; greatly; exceedingly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all