wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to resound; to make a stir
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
to raise one's voice; to shout
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to cultivate a better understanding
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
descendant; posterity; offspring
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to entertain; to make welcome
in the future; another day; later
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to