to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
huge win; overwhelming victory
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take; to bring about
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
festival merrymaking; revelry
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
singing voice; (sound of) singing
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
high rice field; very fertile rice field
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to attack; to assault; to assail
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
mountain road; mountain trail
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
river; stream; River; the ... river
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice