distant; remote; isolated
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
supply line; supply of provisions
pine tree growing on a rock
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
all-out attack; general offensive
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
curved; forming the shape of an arch
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shoji (paper sliding door)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
unknown; obscure; insignificant
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
earnestly; immediately; exactly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to line up; to form a party
hundred days; lengthy time
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
detention; confinement; arrest
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
Emperor Sukou (of the Northern Court); Sukou Tenno (1334-1398 CE, reigning: 1348-1351 CE)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
excuse; plea; defense; defence