Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
public and private; official and personal; government and people
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
subordinate position; lower position
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
morality; moral principles
rebellious child; rebel; traitor
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
old or veteran army general
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
the gods of heaven and earth
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
suddenly; all of a sudden
proposal; motion; recommendation
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
crimping; riveting; fastening; standoff (mechanical fastener); self-clinch hardware
hellish pain; suffering; distress; agony