new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
party; gang; company; squad
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
latent disposition; inner feelings
political measures; policy
nothing but; none other than
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
subordinate position; lower position
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
leaping for joy; exultation
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
biological younger brother
news; word; tidings; omen
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow