Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
handling cargo; loading and unloading
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to be inflated with pride
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
armed forces; battle troops
close-cropped head; bald hill
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
party-internal; within the party
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
calamity; disaster; accident
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest