companion; follower; attendant; retinue
absolutely; positively; decidedly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
convenience; handiness; usefulness
sense of values; values; value system
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
mountain range; mountain belt
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
information; news; report; reward; retribution
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to live; to reside; to inhabit
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
same; similar; (just) like; equal
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to leave as is; to ignore
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
railroad; railway; rail transport
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
one end; an end; part; fragment
mountain range; mountain belt
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold