woman; female; feminine gender
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
it hasn't been long since
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
incident; affair; happening; event
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to rank next to; to come after
at that time; in those days
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
archipelago; chain of islands
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
power supply; power distribution
river management; river improvement; flood control
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(positive) economic effect
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
construction; establishment
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to be selected (from among many people)
as; because; with; due to
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)