tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
3000; three thousand; many
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
witnessing; observing; sighting
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
Emperor Gotoba; Gotoba Tenno (1180-1239 CE, reigning: 1183-1198 CE)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
Emperor Juntoku; Juntoku Tenno (1197-1242 CE, reigning: 1210-1221 CE)
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
forbidden area; no-go zone
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
along; parallel to; in accordance with
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
flight; desertion; escape