to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
famous mountain; beautiful mountain
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
leader; central personage
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at first; in the beginning; originally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
thousands; several thousand
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
home area; home town; local
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)