third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
traffic; coming and going; highway
marker; signpost; guide pole; levelling pole (surveying)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
Nagano (city, prefecture)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
buying; purchasing; laying in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
rope; cord; policeman's rope
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; nth-year university student
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
branch (store); (street) stall; stand
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
opening a business; opening a practice
edge of the eaves; house frontage
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(present) head of a family
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to take charge during someone's absence
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter