other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to trample; to crush underfoot
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
next morning; following morning
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to bring along; to accompany
patient; unhurried; leisurely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
March; third month of the lunar calendar
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
departure for a specified destination
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to do earnestly; to get serious
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
auspicious appearance; good or lucky omen
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
go that far; to that extent
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling