accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
forty-ninth day after a person's death
Buddhist memorial service
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
grounds; charge; suspicion
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
security; stability; safety; peace
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
defend and maintain; support; protection
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
leader; central personage
to turn against; to become an enemy
Yamazaki Ansai (1619.1.24-1682.9.16)
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
hostile party; enemy side
to increase; to add to; to augment
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence