individual; private person; personal; private
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(not) even once; (not) ever
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
equality; impartiality; evenness
to accept; to receive; to agree
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
joint owners; part owners
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to grow up; to become an adult
tradition; legend; folklore
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form