relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
grayish blue; greyish blue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
in that way; like that; that way
existence; possession; having; limited company
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
upper reaches of a river; upstream
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals