scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
adventure story; novel of adventure
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
unanticipated; unexpected
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
war; fighting; fierce competition
opinion; point of view; visual point
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
beyond comparison; incomparable
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
probability; likelihood; chances
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
based on; on the basis of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university