every other; second; alternate
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
house where one was born; one's parents' house
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
isolation; being alone; being friendless
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to complete one's journey
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
same family (race, tribe)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
man; male; masculine gender
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection