spring water; clear (pure) water
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
hard to reach place; remote place
wealthy and powerful family
ancestor; forefather; foremother
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
descendant; progeny; offspring
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
having said that; be that as it may
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
use; utilization; utilisation; application
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
before the gate; in front of the gate