earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
spring day; spring sunlight
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
great war; great battle; world war
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
place to die; place of death
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody