wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
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
salty sea breeze; salt wind
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
New Year's Eve; December 31
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
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
voyage; passage; travelling
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
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 take advantage of; to make good use of
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
praise; glorification; extolment
pull; patronage; tug; discount