free ride (e.g. on train)
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
priest soldier; warrior monk
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to launch a surprise attack
Son of God; child of an emperor
three kinds; three varieties
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to make sense; to be meaningful
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent