at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
oh my; dear me; wow; indeed; truly
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
shudder; shiver; agitation
detestable; disagreeable; disgusting; odious; unpleasant; repugnant
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
government service; official position; civil service
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
one by one; one after another; successively
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
old army general; veteran army general
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support