to fall into ruin; to be desolated
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
you (plural); all of you; you all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
counter for drops of liquid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
before the gate; in front of the gate
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
good; goodness; right; virtue
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to employ; to hire; to charter
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to set up shop; to open a store
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
such; like that; that sort of; very