shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine
secular life; workaday world
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
morning cold; morning chill
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by ...
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to manage a state; to govern a country
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
solution; solution strategy
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
conference; council; convention
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
training school; training institute
graduate; alumnus; alumna