unprecedented; never seen before
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
village headman; village mayor
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
selection; choice; option
beginning (of a century, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
foundation stone; cornerstone
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
long ago; a long time ago; already
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to pick up; to find; to gather
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute