author (usu. of a particular book); writer
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to cast; to mint; to coin
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
a long time ago; in those days
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to dance; to perform a dance
youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet
national crisis; national disaster
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
one's place of appointment; one's post
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
counter for flags, banners, etc.
to beat someone by ganging up on them
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst