to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
detour; circumvention; turning movement
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
(a) dream; (a) fleeting thing
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
16th day of the month; 16 days
six (long cylindrical things)
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
rambling; sauntering; strolling
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
that year; same year; same age
exposure of a severed head
small magazine; our magazine; this magazine
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
meandering; winding; sinuous; serpentine
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
way; method; means; (technical) specification
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality