Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
family; relatives; dependents; household
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
survival; survivor; relic
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
seventh month of the lunar calendar
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
form; shape; figure; visage
eighth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
like a decent person; human
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
professional shogi player; professional go player
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door