to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
using as an intermediary; through
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to surround; to crowd around
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
somewhere to go; place to go
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to run about trying to escape
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to harm; to cause harm to
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rule; reign; peaceful times
honor; honour; credit; prestige