clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
loss; defeat; counter for losses
running away; escaping on foot
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
22nd day of the month; 22 days
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
regret; repentance; remorse
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
imperial visit; imperial outing
bolt from the blue; great surprise
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
Kenreimon'in (court name of Taira no Tokuko)
young; innocent; childlike
the same; the said; likewise
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
in good order; in perfect order; orderly; well-organized
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine