to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; remission; amnesty
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
all over Japan; throughout Japan
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
the ancients; ancient people
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
infancy; childhood; tender age
teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhist enlightenment
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
people; citizens; subjects; folk
primeval forest; virgin forest
(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
government official; public servant; civil servant
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
descending a mountain; descent
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
year of a person's birth; age
year of a person's death; one's age at death
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
being rampant; domination