there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
underground; subterranean
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
room to let; room for rent
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
round; spherical; circular
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
form; shape; figure; visage
imagination; supposition; guess
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
tradition; legend; folklore
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up