crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to appease; to suppress; to calm
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
both; many; various; together
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to attack; to assault; to assail
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
this land; our country; Imperial Court
married woman; woman; lady
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
yearned for; longed for; missed
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno