motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries; making an uproar
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
returning to the service of one's master
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
pillar of fire; blazing column
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
state funeral; national funeral
cultivated fields; countryside
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
criticism; critique; review; commentary
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
temple; shrine, especially one at which worshipers pray for favors; prayer hall
polish; improvement; burnishing