have to do; must; should; ought to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to count on someone as the only support
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
day after day; day by day
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
wild beast; wild animal; brute
younger brother and sister
to live through; to survive
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
development; exploitation
excellent; fine; pertinent
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
ease; comfort; feeling at home
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
benefit; use; good; profit; gains