robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
male flower; staminate flower
female flower; pistillate flower
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to hide; to conceal oneself
8000; eight thousand; many
to listen to in an ecstasy
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse