hills and fields; countryside
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
one day; (on) a certain day
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
in the mountains; among the mountains
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to help up; to pick up; to bring safely to land
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
at that time; in those days
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
solitude; loneliness; isolation
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
affinity; family relationship
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances