the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
lord of a manor; estate steward
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)