to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
river; stream; River; the ... river
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to name; to call; to christen; to term
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
spring day; spring sunlight
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together