Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
without; unless; have to do
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
again; once more; a second time
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...