three sides; small offering stand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
isolation; being alone; being friendless
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
urgency; exigency; emergency
blazing heat; scorching sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
hills and fields; countryside
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
vassals; retainers; followers
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
1,000,000; one million; million; many
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small