to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to govern; to manage; to subdue
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
husband and wife; married couple
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ten; 10; ten years of age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one day; (on) a certain day
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
considerably; greatly; a lot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate