vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
colleagues; fellows; comrades
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
imperial order; imperial decree; imperial command
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
historic; historical; traditional
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
good performance; good work; great success
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to be muddy; to be slushy
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to continue to rain or snow