(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
Heike family; Taira family
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
arrow (for use in battle)
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
initiative; prior consideration