public lavatory; public restroom
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sympathy; empathy; response
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
sensitivity; susceptibility
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
fresh, young ears of rice
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
school; school building; schoolhouse
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
euphemism; eulogistic name; poetical name; poetic name
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
thousand years; many years
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
passing through without stopping; passing by
gender; distinction of sex; sex
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)