to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
outside Kyoto or the capital
property; fortune; means; assets
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
samurai; warrior; military family
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
particulars; details; specified items
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
economic world; financial circles; business community
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by