Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
river; stream; River; the ... river
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
tradition; legend; folklore
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
place; situation; position; location
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
by means of; due to; because of; according to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try