massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
hunting ground; hunting preserve
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
superb view; picturesque scenery
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
middle period; medium-term
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
striking; remarkable; considerable
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press