snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
declaration of war; proclamation of war
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
either way; in any case; one way or another
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
to attack; to assault; to assail
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
railroad corporation; railway company
local specialty; special product (of a region)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
by today; before the day is over
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
watch (timepiece); watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching; watch cap
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade