poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to throw away; to abandon
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
difficult to ...; hard to ...
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
war situation; progress of a battle
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
proceeding to the capital
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
start; beginning; first step; clue
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)