banning of books; banned book
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
homecoming; return to one's home
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
revisiting; visiting again
himself; yourself; herself
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to show one's affection; to express one's love
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
mid-air breakage or disintegration
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
sincere; earnest; serious
life; living; I; me; student
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
deviation; departure; omission
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member