vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tendency; trend; inclination
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
welcome; (warm) reception
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
area; region; district; locality
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
lightning strike; lightning bolt
total destruction by fire; being burned down
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed