duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to take up one's residence
ability; capability; skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
outside Kyoto or the capital
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
keeping house; being confined to one's house
though; notwithstanding; although
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(political) power; authority; influence
establishment; settlement
adverse circumstances; adversity
to seek a path; to find one's way
high steward; grand master
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be perturbed; to be agitated
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
first generation; founder
sleepover; overnight stay
drinker; person who can hold their drink
drinking bout; merrymaking
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
difference; variation; difference
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
price; cost; value; worth; value
and; thereupon; because of that
around the world; throughout the world