pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
fields (of rice and other crops)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
natural calamity; disaster
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dry field farming; dry field crop
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
drought disaster; drought damage
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
early (days); initial stage; initial
scenery; scene; landscape
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
100,000; hundred thousand
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
with these words; while saying
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
rather; better; instead; if anything
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
certain; definite; clear; credible
result; effect; performance; success