legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to turn towards; to point
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
that is to say; so that means
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages