to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to live through; to survive
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
three persons; three parties
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
emperor (of Japan); mikado
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
member of shogun's council of elders
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good