empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
government post and court rank
unique thing; best on earth
chief; main; principal; important
Emperor Go-Toba; Go-Toba Tenno (1180-1239 CE, reigning: 1183-1198 CE)
accession (to the throne)
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
system; institution; organization; organisation
action; operation; effect; function
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
government official; public official
enmity; antagonism; hostility
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)