beginning; outset; first; onset
each locality; each place; each region
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
riding in the same car; same car
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
the whole city; all the cities; every city
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
descendant; progeny; offspring
agricultural community; farm village; rural
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
wickedness; evil; wicked person
too few; too little; insufficient
town; city; municipal; urban
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district