change; transition; vicissitudes
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one edge; one end; one side
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
taste; liking; preference
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion