eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
name; given name; first name
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
such; like that; that sort of; very
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
fresh, young ears of rice
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
among these; between these; of these
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
school; school building; schoolhouse
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
euphemism; eulogistic name; poetical name; poetic name
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
thousand years; many years
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on