to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ancient Shinto music and dancing
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
main temple building; nave
cornerstone; foundation stone
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
... and eastward; east of
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
have to do; must; should; ought to
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement