inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
now that; since; so long as; because
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
emphasizes direct object of action
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
fee; charge; rate; material
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
correction; revision; amendment
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
besides; moreover; in addition
not a little; not a few; considerable
to be talented; to be able
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered