Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
fresco; mural; wall painting
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
surname; family name; last name
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
leading person; foremost figure
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
treasure house; storage for valuable property
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
later on; eventually; afterwards
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
present continuous tense; present progressive form
noted product; local specialty
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson