to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
plateau; tableland; eminence
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
form; shape; figure; visage
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just