at long distance; in long intervals
fertile; rich; productive
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
inland districts; inland areas
mountain range; mountain belt
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(political) power; authority; influence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
senior; elder; person older than oneself
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever