Vocabulary

horse's hooves

horseshoe-shaped; U-shaped

Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)

(one's own) age

horse feed

(verbal) abuse; abusive language

(verbal) abuse; abusive language

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

armed intervention

samurai doll

samurai residence

samurai government

armed uprising

nature

poem; writing a poem

wise ruler

to open; to vacate

to begin to grow light; to dawn

Meiji Shrine

clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent

to become daylight

morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky

next spring

to remain in the morning sky (i.e. the Moon and stars)

clarity of vision

clear or definite judgement (judgment)

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful

to become daylight

definite answer

wisdom

day off; off duty

virtue

polished mirror; clear mirror

clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)

raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire

blizzard; furious snowstorm

valiant courage

withering gunfire

savage; ferocious; atrocious