father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
preparations for a journey
to face; to go towards; to head towards
just one person; only one
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
camping; campground; making camp
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
evening; early night hours
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
of course; certainly; naturally
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out