in and around the city of Kyoto
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
at that time; in those days
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
primeval forest; virgin forest
trackless; reckless; dissipated
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
decline; fall; decay; withering
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)