Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
honorific/polite/humble prefix
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in one's hands; in one's control
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
private person; individual
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
8000; eight thousand; many
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
several years; a few years
abandoned mine; disused mine
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
surroundings; environs; circumference
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
conviction; belief; confidence
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
within a pit or (mine) shaft
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less