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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
valley; ravine; gorge; chasm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition 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)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, 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; in the end; ultimately