example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (abbr); Satomi Hakkenden; Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
surely; certainly; without doubt
sensual love; love affair
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
one's last resort; trump card
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
hanging; suspending; sling
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to set aside one's interests
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)