to stand side by side; to stand in a row
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to come and go; to go back and forth
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
inn town; post town; post-station town
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Chōwa era (1012.12.25-1017.4.23)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
forcibly; against one's will
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
each; (arch.) you (plural)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
does not seem; unlikely; improbable