background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
royal castle; imperial castle
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ago; since; before; previous
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
here and there; everywhere
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
government official; clerk
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
God; god; ace; king; superior person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
long ago; already; a long time ago
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying