seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
pointing out; identification
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
(religious) faith; belief; creed
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
middle period; medium-term
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
wandering; roaming; drifting
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
mining; digging; working (a mine)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
settlement; permanent residency