Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
Tokimune Hōjō (1251.6.5-1284.4.20)
Wuxue Zuyuan; Wu-hsueh Tsu-yuan (1226-1286)
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Yuan dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
competing; competition; auction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
must not do; should not do; do not do
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
legend; folklore; tradition
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree); switch (cane used for flogging)