Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
zest for living; energy to live
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
importance; emphasis; stress
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
Okayama (city, prefecture)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
and; thereupon; because of that
decapitation; decapitated head
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
one party; one faction; one clique
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
finally; barely; only just; gradually
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to subsist; to keep on living
in person; personally; directly
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to fight to the bitter end
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables