generation; lifetime; age
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
military family; warrior class
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
March; third month of the lunar calendar
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
grey wall covering material (gray)
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
inquiring about (one's health)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
delivering a message to the emperor
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy