mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
excellent poem; famous poem
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
retainer; vassal; servant
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
how long; how far; how much
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
first (of its kind) in Japan
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
stabbing to death; putting out
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause