study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
previous generation; former ages
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
remarkable; striking; obvious
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
another thing; other things; another man's property
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
error; mistake; slip; bug
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
gambling den; gambling house
civil administration; Bunji era (1185.8.14-1190.4.11)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tenement house; row house
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one's legal wife; legitimate wife
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
descendant; posterity; offspring
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
regents and advisers (advisors)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty