of late; lately; this part; this point; here
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
ardent; passionate; vehement
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(someone else's) daughter
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)