to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
eye measurement; measure with eye
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
deep emotion; strong feelings
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to be transparent; to show through
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)