to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
moment; brief space of time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
civilized nation; civilised nation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
final; eventual; ultimate
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to be overcome with emotion
this world; this life; world of the living
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to look around; to survey