straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
accident; emergency; calamity
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to find out; to discover; to locate
place; situation; position; location
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
observing a performance in a large group
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
almost; roughly; approximately
to make one's own; to take possession of
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
belief; faith; conviction