Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
family; relatives; dependents; household
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
trend of the times; way things are going
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end