association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
prime of life; era of national prosperity
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Dragon King; promoted rook
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic