sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
government office; public office
Emperor Go-Toba; Go-Toba Tenno (1180-1239 CE, reigning: 1183-1198 CE)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
messenger; envoy; emissary
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to turn towards; to point
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
society; the world; the times
sincere; honest; faithful