circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
conferment; act of conferring (honour, gift, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to die (of the emperor, etc.)
24th day of the month; 24 days
grieving; mourning; being very sad
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
the late emperor; preceding emperor
recitation; reciting from memory
to own; to receive; to understand
benefit from ancestors' virtue
afterglow; lingering light
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to die (of the emperor, etc.)
the first beat of the war drum
quickly; calmly; intently
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
nevertheless; still; however; yet
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour