guidance; leadership; leading the way
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
mountain road; mountain trail
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's attitude; state of affairs
to increase; to add to; to augment
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
to indicate; to show; to point to
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
energy; military strength
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)