occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
official bulletin; communique
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva; hornet larva
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
shady online money-making
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
in order; in turn; one by one
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
in and around the city of Kyoto
rebel; traitor; insurgent
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
treacherous; wicked; perverse
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
Ōtoku era (1084.2.7-1087.4.7)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
very much; very many; more and more
pretension; assumption (of a title)
make; workmanship; preparation
military officer; naval officer
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose