love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
plain; plateau; tableland
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
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