Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
fields (of rice and other crops)
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
vitality; (one's) life force
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to subsist; to keep on living
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
depending on; dependent on
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
one-by-one; separately; in detail
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
dealing with; coping with
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing