actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
supporting evidence; corroboration
preceding paragraph; first part
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
high and low; aristocrat and plebeian
branch; offshoot; tributary; fork; ramification (e.g. of a nerve, blood vessel, ore vein, etc.)
Ooe No Hiromoto (1148-1225)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Kobayakawa Takakage (1533-1597.7.26)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
one's country of assignment (e.g. for an ambassador)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
first generation; founder
one's later years; final years (in life)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
about when; about what time; how soon
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
in and around the city of Kyoto
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
city road; municipal road
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
mountain road; mountain trail
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
art of war; strategy; tactics
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
discovery; detection; finding