frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
street at night; making a night journey
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
hokora; small wayside shrine
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
in the mountains; among the mountains
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
Emperor Go-Daigo; Go-Daigo Tenno (1288-1339 CE, reigning: 1318-1339 CE)
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
president (of a society); chairman
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to peddle (goods); to hawk
mountain road; mountain trail
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
all; entire; whole; altogether
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and; thereupon; because of that
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
thereupon; shortly thereafter
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)