natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
river; stream; River; the ... river
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to lay the foundation (for)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(written) work; book; writings
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
chief; main; principal; major
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
good-quality; superior in quality
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
rebel; traitor; insurgent
already; now; no longer; not any more
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)