solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
descriptive poetry; epic poem
second generation; second; junior
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
under the orders of; by order (command)
respect and affection; love and respect
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
Emperor Kougen; Kougen Tenno
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be consistent; to be coherent
explanation; interpretation
founder; originator; pioneer
remote ancestor; forefather
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Emperor Kourei; Kourei Tenno