here and there; everywhere
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
father and mother; parents
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
certainly; surely; definitely
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
noble; lofty; high-minded
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
preschool; not yet enrolled in school
historical records; historical materials
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
shoji (paper sliding door)
private funds; own funds; private property
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
ordinary citizen; the general public
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
birds and wild animals; wildlife
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
at the time; in those days; then
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)