stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
weak (market); bearish; soft (tone, focus) (photography)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
loyal retainer; loyal subject
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national