public order; public peace; public security; law and order
propaganda; publicity; public relations
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
comparatively; relatively
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
footpath between rice fields
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Okayama (city, prefecture)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
island in a pond or river
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very