Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
staff with plaited paper streamers
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
woman; lady; adult female
occasional; infrequent; rare
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
brownish red (traditional Japanese color name)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship