wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
eight (long cylindrical things)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
kimono and ancient head-dress
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
voyage; passage; travelling
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme