maid; helper; help; assistance
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
prejudice; bias; distorted view
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
curse; spell; malediction
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
environment; circumstance
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
isolation; being alone; being friendless
interior; inside; internal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to manage a state; to govern a country
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
on bad terms; at loggerheads
such ... as; or some such