in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
morning and evening; all the time
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
one day; (on) a certain day
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
so; like this; in this way
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
study; diligence; discount; reduction
the ways of the world; human nature
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
one's first campaign; one's first battle
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)