illustration (e.g. book); picture
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
tabletop role-playing game
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
ordinary person; untitled individual
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
thoroughly; through and through
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
great war; great battle; world war
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
brave warrior; hero; brave man
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband