village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
article; news story; report; account
almost; roughly; approximately
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
back issue (of a publication); back-number
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
raising an army; launching business
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
dotted line; perforated line
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
defense; defence; protection
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
soldier; combatant; warrior
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
world history; international history
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health