(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
retainer; vassal; follower
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
powerful family; powerful clan
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine
late at night; small hours of the morning
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
murder of one's lord or father
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
one's person; around one's person