recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
repair; renovation; restoration
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest