bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
political offence; political offense
imprisonment; incarceration
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
exile; banishment; deportation
sharp increase; sudden rise
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
river; stream; River; the ... river
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be infected; to be contagious
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
function; facility; faculty; feature
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
armed forces; military; troops
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
government office building
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
novel; original; new; innovative
form; shape; figure; visage