lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
hills and fields; hill and dale
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
castle tower; keep; donjon
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
(religious) faith; belief; creed
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
eternal; unlimited; endless
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
staggering; reeling; tottering
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)