(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
door; gate; opening; title page
although I say; although one might say; although called
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
it's probably so; it stands to reason
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)