mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
political situation; political affairs
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
these days; nowadays; recently
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
building lot; residential land
to be erected; to be built
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated