history of a nation; Japanese history
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
maintenance; preservation; improvement
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
three sides; small offering stand
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
control of the sea; command of the sea
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
prince's message; command of a prince
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
firm; strong; solid; stable
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293-1354)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
playground (for children); park
hardships; privations; difficulties
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
temporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit