in the midst of the enemy
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
goddess of (lucky) directions
(Japanese) Darby and Joan
guardian deity of grain farming; guardian deity of the rice harvest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
bearing; heading; point of the compass
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
government office; public office; government official
servant; janitor; messenger
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
augury; fortune-telling; divination
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
vertical part of kanmuri cap
Empress Genshou; Genshou Tenno (680-748 CE, reigning: 715-724 CE)
Tonerishinnou (Prince) (676-735)
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
phantom; vision; illusion