rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
long ago; once upon a time
good bye; I'm off; see you later
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
way; method; means; resource; course
revival; restoration; resuscitation
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
adopted daughter; foster daughter
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
samurai; warrior; military family
one of these days; someday; one day