backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
government service; official position; civil service
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in name only; titular; nominal
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
higher rank; better position
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
to rule; to govern; to administer
job; work; duties; trade; skill
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation