riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to perceive; to understand
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); (lit.) flames of rage
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
self-examination; reflection
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
person who poses a high risk
manipulation of information; spin
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
secrecy; highly classified information
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
global scale; worldwide scale
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to smear with blood; to kill
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
that's too bad; too bad for you!
my husband; one's family; family member
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site