legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
customer traffic; customers; custom
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
all-out attack; general offensive
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
sixth anniversary of a death
anniversary of a person's death
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
person killed in action; the war dead
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
Japan's best; number one in Japan
great actor; famous actor; star
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
snake; serpent; large snake
striking; remarkable; considerable
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
face; looks; vestiges; trace
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden