death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(Japanese) empress; queen
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Emperor Shijou; Shijou Tenno (1231-1242 CE, reigning: 1232-1242 CE)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
already; now; no longer; not any more
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
trust; confidence; credence
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
life; living; I; me; student
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
death (of an emperor); demise
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
twentieth day of the month; twenty days