reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
already; now; no longer; not any more
transactions; dealings; business
income; receipts; revenue
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
Einin era (1293.8.5-1299.4.25)
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
scoundrel; rascal; villain
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
overthrow of the shogunate
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
death in battle; death on the battlefield
Emperor Koumyou (of the Northern Court); Koumyou Tenno (1321-1380 CE, reigning: 1336-1348 CE)
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
collection of haiku poems
adverse circumstances; adversity
style of a haikai or haiku poem
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
homecoming; returning home