traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Emperor Ogimachi; Ogimachi Tenno (1517-1593 CE, reigning: 1557-1586 CE)
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
different opinion; objection
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
surmise; guess; inference
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
town originally built around a temple or shrine
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
nevertheless; still; however; yet
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
that matter; those matters
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
to say too much; to go too far
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)