plain; plateau; tableland
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
firmly rooted; deep-seated
aggression; invasion; raid
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
in comparison to; rather than
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
insatiable; untiring; persistent
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to shave off; to scrape off
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
true heart; inner feelings
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
a (helping) hand; a little help; some assistance
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar