at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
evil spirit; demon; devil
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
change in appearance; transformation
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
calamity; disaster; accident
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful local clan; local strongman
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people who lived in southern Kyushu); Kumaso (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture)
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
invisibly; secretly; privately
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
family; relatives; dependents; household
Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark