the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
will; testament; last request
old body; aged person; elderly person
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to go out in a merry mood
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
before the gate; in front of the gate
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
banishment (to a location far from the capital); the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system
longevity; prolongation of life
the dharma eye; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (arch.) title bestowed upon doctors, etc.
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
pardon; remission; amnesty
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
wetting; love affair; lover