comparatively; relatively
work; business; company; study
agricultural community; farm village; rural
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
does not match (one's, its) appearance
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
very loud volume; megavolume
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
almost every day; almost daily
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
method of attack; place of attack
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
woodblock (engraved block of wood used to make prints); woodblock printing; woodblock print
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype