decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
professionalism; professional awareness
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to become rustic; to be countrified
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to squash; to crush; to flatten
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
(not) in the least; (not) at all
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be touching; to be moving
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to step forward; to take a step forward
stirring; slight movement
brand name; trade name; product name
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
level ground; plain; flatland
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
less than ...; smaller ...
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)