about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
scale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.); fur
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
that is to say; so that means
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
col; saddle between mountains
a long time ago; in those days
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
proposed site; site chosen