firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Island; insula; island; islet
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
land route; overland route; by land; overland
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
arrival of the ideal time (for); arrival of an opportunity (to)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
bet; wager; stake; gamble
many; a lot; much; multitude
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
dark clouds; black clouds
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
three days and three nights
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
ash; (nutritional) mineral content
manuring; fertilization; fertilisation
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something