the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
preparation; arrangements
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to cause to swell; to inflame
to let out a cry; to break forth
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
site; point on a map; spot
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
desolate field; withered field
sharing; division; draw; tie
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
moderate; proper; just right
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)