place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
novel; story; (work of) fiction
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
excellent; superb; first-rate
praise and censure; public criticisms
someone (important); person of importance
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
loyal retainer; loyal subject
wet nurse; nursing mother
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
leaving (fleeing) the capital
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
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
one of these days; someday; one day
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
decapitation; decapitated head
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)