Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
since then; from that time; ever since
eastern part; the east (of a region)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
another prefecture; other prefectures
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
mountain road; mountain trail
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
one's native country; land of one's birth
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
preserved food boiled in soy
distant; remote; isolated
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...