to spread; to be propagated
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bashful; shameful; ashamed
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by means of; due to; because of; according to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eruption; volcanic eruption
at that time; in those days
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned