plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
massing (of troops); gathering
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
special; particular; peculiar; unique
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
at that time; in those days
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
secret; private; surreptitious
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
-less; lacking; non-existing
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
though; even if; whether ... or ...