greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
prompt; immediate; in real time
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
construction; establishment
return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
our country; our land; one's own country
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
neighboring country; neighbouring country
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
failure; mistake; blunder
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
conversion (of paper money, esp. into specie)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)