resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
end; close; finish; termination
to go out and away; to leave
change; transition; vicissitudes
witnessing; observing; sighting
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mountain road; mountain trail
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to make an appearance; to show up
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
vague recollection; faint memory
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
assertion; declaration; affirmation
suddenly; all of a sudden
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to go past; to pass; to pass by
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
deep inside; innermost place
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
door; gate; opening; title page
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to throw open; to leave open
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell