same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
in the same way as; just like
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
grand; imposing; magnificent
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
conversion to fiber optics
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
government office building
front; frontage; facade; main
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
southern mountains; mountains to the south; Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
house; dwelling; human habitation
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
successively; one after another
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just