violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
(political) power; authority; influence
standard; basis; principle
the ancients; ancient people
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
since then; from that time; ever since
eastern part; the east (of a region)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
another prefecture; other prefectures
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
mountain road; mountain trail
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
one's native country; land of one's birth
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
distant; remote; isolated