Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rice cultivation; rice farming
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
plateau; tableland; eminence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
by means of; due to; because of; according to
eruption; volcanic eruption
(within a) territory; domains
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
very young; little; childish; immature
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision