inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
in deep black; in jet black
mountain range; mountain belt
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)