to wish to go well; to have good intentions
of course; certainly; naturally
director of a district (ritsuryo system)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
scholarship; scientific attainments
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
is something that; is that which
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
divide into four pieces; one fourth
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)