stimulating; exciting; provocative
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
cache; place to hide something
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
word game; wordplay; playing with words
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
standing firm; holding out
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
news; word; tidings; omen
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
running the whole distance
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
massing (of troops); gathering
urgent report; urgent message
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory