to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
tradition; legend; folklore
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
village; hamlet; settlement
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
to come and go; to go back and forth
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in the mountains; among the mountains
transport; transportation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
general; popular; common; typical
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.