to starve and freeze to death
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); nobility
farm tariff; rice field tax
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
imperial command; government order
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
(ribbon of) an official seal
treachery; treacherous designs
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
fidelity to one's principles
determined; strong-willed
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
territorial relationship; regional bond
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
reinstatement; reappointment
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
destroying; annihilating; eradicating