father and child; father and son; father and daughter
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
imperial order; imperial decree
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
(historical) army base; navy base
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
government forces; loyalist army
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
office and rank; an official rank
stripping (of clothes, office, etc.); deprivation
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
too much; excessively; too
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
messenger; envoy; emissary
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
clear writing; specification
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
departure for a specified destination