to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
military forces; hosts; troops
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something