Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
ingrained habit; second nature
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
private secretary; amanuensis
daimyo in the Warring States period
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
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 be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
peace conference; peace negotiations
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
bad boy; naughty child; brat
Muromachi period (1333-1573)