to employ; to hire; to charter
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
mountain road; mountain trail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
street; quarter; district; area
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in