sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
demesne; estate; private land; private property
under the ... administration; within the ... government
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
erecting (temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
spiritual protection of the state
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
major earthquake; large earthquake
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
every year; year after year
natural calamity; disaster
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
Fujiwara No Hirotsugu (?-740)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
three; three years of age
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
determination; resolution
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)