to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
court lady; lady-in-waiting
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to have a meal; to take a meal
sad; wretched; deplorable
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
brave general; great soldier
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
espionage network; intelligence network
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
hard to reach place; remote place
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
back and front; opposition in the heart
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience