remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
origin; beginning; source; rise
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to take; to catch; to capture
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
constitution; rules; regulation
proclamation; promulgation
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
exit (for disembarking passengers)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side