to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
this occasion; at this time; now
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
(Edo-period) town magistrate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pride; boast; credit (to)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to turn towards; to point
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
death from disease; death from illness
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yield; output; production
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
political measures; policy
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance