scenic; beautiful; picturesque
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
one's possessions; ownership
each nation; many nations; many countries
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
regarding highly; attaching importance to
when; at what moment; what time
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
daily food; regular diet; staple food
hunger and thirst; starvation
one meal; one meal (a day)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
personal (employee); employed; retained
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
bringing; taking; carrying
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
dumpling store; dumpling seller