pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
vice; immorality; corruption
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
that's the way it is; such is life
rule; standard; compass and ruler
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
ago; since; before; previous
no matter what it is; in every case
yearning; longing for; deep affection
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
edict; public announcement
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
fighting to the death (with swords)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
residents of the capital; townsfolk
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
ceremony; celebration; law code
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
accession (to the throne)