inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
posterity; future generations; future life
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
(arch.) firewood usage fee at an inn (for cooking food brought by the guest); cheap lodging house
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
mountain range; mountain belt
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
water's edge; beach; foreshore
steep mountain road; dangerous mountain path
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
high tide; high water; full tide
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)