Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
on the occasion of; at the time of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
explosion; rupture; break off
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to walk away; to walk off
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
saying something many times
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
distress; anguish; mental suffering
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
wolf; rapacious person; merciless and greedy person
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison