the preceding year; the previous year; last year
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one by one; one after another; successively
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
police; police officer; police station
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in the mountains; among the mountains
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to find out; to discover; to locate
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
mountain climber; mountaineer
to call a person's attention (to)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end