young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
without cause; without reason
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
lump together; put all together
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
a long time ago; in those days
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
decision; determination; resolution
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude