issue; offspring; paternal blood
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to watch for an unguarded moment
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
behind others; losing out to others
disclosure; exposure; revelation
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
empty name; false reputation
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
old precedent; tradition; custom
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
Emperor Go-Kougon (of the Northern Court); Go-Kougon Tenno (1338-1374 CE, reigning: 1352-1371 CE)
accession (to the throne)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
birth; creation; formation
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
Ashikaga Tadafuyu (1327-1387)
with spirit; courageously; resolutely
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)