to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
family; members of a family
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
powerful local clan; local strongman
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
foster father; adoptive father
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
battlefield; battleground
to win one's first battle (game, match)