regarding highly; attaching importance to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
shout of victory; cry of triumph
without permission; without notice
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how; in what way; how about
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
twice; again; second time
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
suddenly; all of a sudden
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to recall; to remember; to recollect
backfire (to defend against forest fires)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
even more; still more; further
voyage; passage; travelling
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to head home; to leave for home