second month of the lunar calendar
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
fourth month of the lunar calendar
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
voiced consonant in Japanese
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
calamity; disaster; misfortune
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at