plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
history; pedigree; lineage
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
looking back; worry; anxiety
weave; weaving; woven item
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
to arrive; to come to pass
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
ordinary; common; mediocre
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(private) house; average person's house
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
interception; counter-attack