to grow restive; to begin to act violently
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
spreading; infesting; running rampant
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
thorough; exhaustive; complete
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
thousands; several thousand
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
three sides; small offering stand
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
protracted war; war of attrition
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
departure for a specified destination
messenger; envoy; emissary
to pass on an order; to pass the word
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
relation; connection; affinity
have to do; must; should; ought to
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising