Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
agricultural community; farm village; rural
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
youngest brother; last disciple
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet