to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
in the future; another day; later
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
second day of the month; two days
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
man of the hour; woman of the hour
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
royal castle; imperial castle
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be blessed with children
to face on; to look out on to
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
situated deep in the mountains
one's own child; one's own children
separate; scattered; apart
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand