withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to need; to demand; to take; to require
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
circulation; dissemination
to annoy; to cause trouble
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
each place; various places
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
court council; privy council
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
officers and soldiers; soldiers
besides; moreover; in addition
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
hostility; animosity; enmity
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
reply (to a letter); response; answer
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
stagnation; hindrance; delay
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
thus; in this way; like this
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
alone; unaided; away from home