portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
will not do; do not; does not
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
former property; former territory
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer
anecdote; brief (comic) story
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
countryfolk; villager; provincial; greedy person; underclass; low-standing person
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
overpower; subdue; keep down
to rule; to govern; to administer
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
free translation; liberal translation
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
the good and the beautiful
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
end of a sentence; sentence final
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number