letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
royal capital; imperial capital
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
river; stream; River; the ... river
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
family a woman has married into
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during