everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to come to (a serious state); to reach
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
imperial decree; imperial edict
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
pointing out; identification
discussion; argument; debate
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
military family; warrior class
many; a lot; much; multitude
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to go out and away; to leave
moment by moment; hour by hour
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
imperial court; royal court
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)