exile; banishment; deportation
loyal retainer; loyal subject
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
sense of politics; feeling for politics
charm; incantation; spell; curse
curse; spell; malediction
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
during imprisonment; while in jail
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one's first campaign; one's first battle
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
small house; thatched hut
100,000; hundred thousand
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
successively; one after another
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala