keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
fresh, young ears of rice
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
as is habit; the way life normally is
opposite side; other side; other party
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
handicraft; industrial art object
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
something to wear; clothes
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
east, west, south and north
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
autonomy; right of self-government
fish reef; reef where fish live and breed
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
independent state; independent nation
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living