to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to surround; to crowd around
Aomori (city, prefecture)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to consult somebody; to talk something over
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
absence; disregard; indifference
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
wanderer; stranger; vagrant; outsider; stranger
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
way; method; means; resource; course
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
by means of; due to; because of; according to