word game; wordplay; playing with words
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
very great; enormous; serious
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
matter of time; question of time
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
standing firm; holding out
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
sixth day of the month; six days
news; word; tidings; omen
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
running the whole distance
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
death from cold; freezing to death
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)