learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
teacher; instructor; professor
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
father of one's country; father of the nation
while alive; during one's lifetime
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
same generation; one's generation
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
economic support; financial support
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out