Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to die out; to become extinct
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
dark of the night; darkness of the night
calm belt (e.g. doldrums)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
every person; each one; everybody
whole nation; whole land; whole country
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
summary; generalization; generalisation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
pressure; oppression; suppression
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
self-defense; self-defence
descendant; posterity; offspring
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
like a decent person; human