to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
face; looks; vestiges; trace
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
(made of) stone; stone-built
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
every place; various places
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
land near a castle; castle town
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
dominion; territory; possession
position; location; base; point; site
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
correction; rectification; mending; repair
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
long (time that has passed); old (story)