these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
one party; one faction; one clique
disinheritance; disowning
day and night; turning night into day
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one's own child; one's own children
funeral; burial; condolence
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)