present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to find out; to discover; to locate
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(some) more; even more; longer; further
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
larger section (of village)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
Japanese characters; kanji and kana
Island; insula; island; islet