state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
though; notwithstanding; although
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
the four inauspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
with these words; while saying
to badger; to pester; to beg