to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in the mountains; among the mountains
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
accurate; correct; precise; exact
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
(period of) a year; during an era
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
weave; weaving; woven item
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.