resignation; seventy years of age
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
the emperor's personal inspection
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); private selection (e.g. of poetry)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
dwelling; house; residence; address
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
Kentoku era (of the Southern Court) (1370.7.24-1372.4.?)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
yearned for; longed for; missed
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
correspondence; exchange of letters
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain