eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
funeral; burial; condolence
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
suddenly; all of a sudden
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
(not so) much; (not) very
good citizens; law-abiding people
and (also); both ... and; as well as
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
near; close; beside; third person
cooperation; collaboration
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
imperial command; government order
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
minuteness; one millionth
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mouth of a river; lower stream