hospitalization; hospitalisation
news; word; tidings; omen
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
snowy; covered in deep snow
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
oldest; most advanced age
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
up in a tree; in the trees
with a momentary flash of light
electricity; (electric) light
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be needed; to be wanted
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation