in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
society; public; community; social studies
observation; survey; watching
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
something like ...; something called ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
on the occasion of; at the time of
on the sea; surface of the sea
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
head; chief; boss; leader
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case