morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
February; second month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
cessation; (coming to an) end
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
revival; restoration; resuscitation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation