severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
foreign; abroad; overseas
children's story; fairy tale
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand