Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
in the mountains; among the mountains
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
in succession; one by one
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to face; to go towards; to head towards