often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
yearned for; longed for; missed
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to use up all one's strength
to die; to lay down life's burden
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model