at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
few decades; many decades; several decades
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
covering; protection; backing; relief
covering; protection; backing; relief
immediate follower (of the shogun)
in a day; in a brief space of time
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
both; both sides; both parties
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
scale; scope; plan; structure
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one's attitude; state of affairs
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
sharing; division; draw; tie
almost; roughly; approximately
the big two...; two major...; two main...