tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
black kite (Milvus migrans)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
look!; there!; here!; that is
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(social) position; status
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Emperor Keikou; Keikou Tenno
reign of an emperor of Japan
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in