expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
huge rock; massive boulder
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
three generations; three periods; third generation
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
donation; contribution; offering
time; season; period; phase; stage
tendency; trend; inclination
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
dawning (of a new era); dawn
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
sincerity; true heart; devotion
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
loss; defeat; counter for losses
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
sad; wretched; deplorable
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker