dozens; scores of; decades
hometown; rural township (of China)
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
mountain hamlet; mountain village
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
clicking; clopping; clacking
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
will not do; do not; does not
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
willpower; energy; vitality
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
remote ancestor; forefather
descendant; scion; lineage
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
drop (e.g. of water); drip
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
contending for victory; struggling for supremacy
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation