to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be helpful; to be useful
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
very interesting; of great interest
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
technique; art; skill; move
(giving) instruction; initiation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation