ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful local clan; local strongman
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people resident to southern Kyushu)
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
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
suppression; repression; subjugation
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
general idea; concept; notion
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
head; chief; boss; leader
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
decapitation; decapitated head