Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
tradition; legend; folklore
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
same family (race, tribe)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
warrior picture (as a genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
almost every day; almost daily
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
of course; certainly; naturally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
house where one was born; one's parents' house
primary school; elementary school; grade school
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!