traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
historical view; historical insight
observation; survey; watching
to explain; to solve; to make clear
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
preliminary inspection; preliminary examination
reading matter; reading material
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
rivers and mountains; landscape
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
retainer; retinue; servant
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...