to redeem (from sin); to save
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
that; the matter in question
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated