provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
way; method; means; resource; course
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
urgent report; urgent message
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to trample; to crush underfoot