troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
oblique line; forward slash
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the other day; lately; recently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
every place; various places
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
source of river; fountainhead
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
only; merely; but; no more than
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
place; situation; position; location
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to be worried; to be troubled
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be erected; to be built
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir