peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
near; nearby; not far off
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that