lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
country; territory; domain; realm
fate; destiny; predestination
in addition; besides this; twice
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
speed of a boat; draft; draught
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
small fraction (of); drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
hooting; jeering; heckling
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji