scene; view; prospect; outlook
original intention; initial resolution
to give an impression; to make an impression
speech and conduct; words and deeds
failure; stumbling; setback
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
land near a castle; castle town
people; citizens; subjects; folk
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
temple; monk's quarters; monk
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
3000; three thousand; many
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
energy; military strength
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to run away; to escape safely
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future