road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
house where one was born; one's parents' house
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
spring water (from melting snow)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
bright person; talented student; prodigy
adds force or indicates command
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to face on; to look out on to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
three sides; small offering stand
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of