compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
river which often overflows its banks
playhouse; theatre; theater
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway