torii; Shinto shrine archway
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to pass (of time); to elapse
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
yesterday evening; last night
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
same village; same town; same province
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
land near a castle; castle town
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
bolt from the blue; great surprise
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
moisture; humidity; dampness
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
headquarters; general staff
calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoil