honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to take advantage of an opportunity
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
beauty of style; beauty of form
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
(wind or human-powered) warship
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
talented person; clever person
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
decapitated head of an enemy
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
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
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
viceroy; governor-general
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
rebel; traitor; insurgent
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
troubled times; turbulent times
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition