defense; defence; safeguard; protection
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
evening sky; twilight sky
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
thinking about something else
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
sad news; news of a death; death notice
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
administration; governance; the authorities; authority