independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
at first; in the beginning; originally
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
peace throughout the world; carefree; peaceful; relaxed
to take root; to strike root
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
epidemic; plague; pestilence
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
rest; break; recess; intermission
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
to encamp; to take up positions
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
Nitta Yoshioki (1331-1358)
boundary between villages
above all; especially; particularly; all the more