party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
important point; strategic position; key point
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
restoration; repair; mending
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material