island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
person of letters; literary person
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
feeling; sense; impression
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)