rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
parking on the streets; on-street parking
golf-like game using mallets instead of clubs
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
mountain range; mountain belt
excellent; superb; first-rate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
depending on; dependent on
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to turn right; to turn to the right
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to turn left; to turn to the left
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building