gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
immortal; undying; indestructible
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
feelings; thoughts; meaning
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
imperial throne; the Crown
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
country; territory; domain; realm
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
certainly; surely; definitely
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
distance travelled; mileage
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
time required; time taken; necessary time
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
weather; fair weather; fine weather
Fukui Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)