fifth day of the month; five days
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
death (of an emperor); demise
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
life; living; I; me; student
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
trust; confidence; credence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
already; now; no longer; not any more
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
Emperor Shijou; Shijou Tenno (1231-1242 CE, reigning: 1232-1242 CE)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(Japanese) empress; queen