China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
course; route; path; process; stages
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
overlooking; turning a blind eye
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
parallel world; parallel universe
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
literature; books (reference); document
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to say; to tell; to state; to do
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate