to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to surround; to crowd around
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
scene; view; prospect; outlook
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
seedling; sapling; young tree
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees; (lit.) white sand, green pines
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
superb view; picturesque scenery
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)