Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to come and go; to go back and forth
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
river; stream; River; the ... river
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
pair; the two; both persons; both things
proposal; offer; request; application
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
this world; this life; world of the living
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)