chapter one; first chapter
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
group; bunch; crowd; group
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
retainer; vassal; follower
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
difficult problem; challenge
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to collect; to assemble; to gather
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
February; second month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)