to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
going into battle; departure for the front
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; situation; position; location
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
tradition; legend; folklore
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come