far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
covering; protection; backing; relief
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
by means of; due to; because of; according to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
looking on with surprise; surprised and changing one's expression
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
again; once more; a second time
(within a) territory; domains
noisy; confused; uproarious
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)