how many years; how long; what year
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
nowadays; in this day and age
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
high steward; grand master
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
evening; early night hours
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
field; plain; prairie; moor
drinking bout; merrymaking
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely