(made of) stone; stone-built
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
center; centre; metropolis
to run through; to run past
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to become clear; to be made public
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
surgical sterilization; contraceptive operation
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out