occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
official bulletin; communique
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee 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; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
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
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
in and around the city of Kyoto
rebel; traitor; insurgent
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
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; charge; expense
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (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; governor
very much; very many; more and more
pretension; assumption (of a title)
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
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be selected (from among many people)
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)