cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
interior; inside; internal
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
being filled with; being full of; permeation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
without leaving any trace
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
beginning; outset; first; onset
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
such ... as; or some such
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant