settlement; permanent residency
farming; agriculture; cultivation
picking; collecting; harvesting
maintenance; preservation; improvement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hills and fields; countryside
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
distinguished service; meritorious service
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
independence; self-reliance
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
shrine built to a guardian deity
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family