to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
leaving (fleeing) the capital
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
artistic and literary circles
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
immense physical strength
quick work; (clever) feat
military man; warrior; soldier
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
many; numerous; various; large number of
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
author unknown; anonymous
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
going west; heading westward
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
holding out a little longer
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence