fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
(some) more; even more; longer; further
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
within the sphere of influence (of)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
good person; virtuous person
to like; to love; to be fond of
wickedness; wicked person
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
together; mutually; fellow
all people; the whole nation
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
personal opinion; selfishness
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")