dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
use; utility; effect; benefit
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to take (be in) charge of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
ability; performance; efficiency
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
optimism; taking an optimistic view
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
blunder; slip; error; error
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
defense; defence; defensive preparations
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy