breaking off; snapping off
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
triumphant return; returning in triumph
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one day; (on) a certain day
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to escape from; to get out
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hardships; privations; difficulties
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
praise; extolment; extollment
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
colonization; colonisation
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
considerably; greatly; a lot
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true