size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be embarrassed; to lose face
course; route; path; process; stages
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
each (feudal) domain; each fief
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
guess; conjecture; surmise
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the blue sea; blue waters
unknown literary masterpiece; (lit.) lost pearl
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
... and northward; in and to the north of ...
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
archeologist; archaeologist
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
means; way; method; measure
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise