Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
article; news story; report; account
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
head; lead; vanguard; first
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
yak hair dyed red; red hair; frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
person who sees someone else off (e.g. at the airport)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
rite seeing off the gods on their way to Izumo Shrine (held on the last night of the ninth lunar month and first night of the tenth lunar month); exorcism
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
lady; matron; mistress; housekeeper
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
great harm (esp. to a person); murder
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show