saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
as usual; as is one's habit
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
landowner; landlord; landlady
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
pre-war days; before the war
influence; clout; leverage
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
armed might; military power; the sword; force
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
depopulation; decrease in population
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to have an eye on; to zero in on
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless