stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
most of all; extremely; supremely
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
passer-by; traveler; traveller
the deceased; the departed
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
otherwise; or else; if not
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
longing; great desire; aspiration
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to turn towards; to point
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
river; stream; River; the ... river
brushwood door; brushwood gate; wretched abode; miserable shack
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life