Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
eternity; forever; through all eternity
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
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)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
one's own work; making by oneself
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to take away; to carry away
great cause; moral law; justice
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
justice; fairness; impartiality
proximity of a monarch or lord
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
rebellion; great uprising
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
solemn; grave; impressive
savage land; barbaric region
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
annexation; merger; swallowing up
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach