burial mound for severed heads
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
home area; home town; local
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
paintings and calligraphic works
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
dark clouds; black clouds
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
to live; to reside; to inhabit
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
look!; there!; here!; that is