throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
dominion; territory; possession
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to call each other; to call out to one another
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
of course; certainly; naturally
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
proclamation; promulgation
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised