Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
to affect; to impact; to influence
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
straying; wandering off course
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
possible; likely; probable
to insist on one's own ideas
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to examine; to check; to inspect
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
time around sunset; early evening
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime