stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pride; boast; credit (to)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
place; situation; position; location
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
here and there; around and about
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
home area; home town; local
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to live through; to survive
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
family; relatives; dependents; household
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper