army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
senility; dotage; decrepitude
senility; dotage; decrepitude
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
fourth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Buddhist lantern festival
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
all night; throughout the night
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
on the occasion of; at the time of
beyond; across; the other side; the distance