whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
establishment; foundation
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
at that time; in those days
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
by means of; due to; because of; according to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to escape from; to get out