neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
surrender (fall) of a castle
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
family; relatives; dependents; household
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be silent; to say nothing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey