to rescue from; to help out of; to save
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
considerably; greatly; a lot
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Asano Nagamasa (1547-1611)
municipal district; streets
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
polishing one's sword; (fig.) improving one's talents or knowledge
high ground; plateau; heights
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
a long time ago; in those days
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
allotment (of land); parcelling out
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
temporary residence or shelter
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
mouth of a river; lower stream
sea level; (surface of) sea
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
job; work; duties; trade; skill