about; concerning; related to; -ish
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period); (arch.) alias; (arch.) pseudonym
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
this and that; one thing or another
another family; another house
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
word (opinion, objection)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
charming; bewitching; coquettish
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
high priest of a great shrine
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
emperor's teacher; imperial army
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
besides; moreover; in addition
third day of the month; three days
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind