walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
every year; yearly; annually
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
at; in; at; when; by; with
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
battlefield; battleground
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)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to cease; to stop; to be over
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...