to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
hills and fields; hill and dale
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
such; like that; that sort of; very
locality; local area; limited area
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
specialization; specialisation
to use X as a selling point
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one large ...; a great ...
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
in line with this; therefore
cooperation; coordination; link
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
down to earth; reasonable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith