contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
along the road; along the way
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
retainer; retinue; servant
decapitated head of an enemy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to collect; to assemble; to gather
opinion; intention; thought
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
roadside prohibition-edict boards
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
prime minister; premier; chancellor