chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
firm; unshakeable; resolute
artists' world; painting circles
Eitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1381.2.24-1384.2.27)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
karoshi; death from overwork
grey wall covering material (gray)
(artistic portrait of a) lion
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
views in and around the city of Kyoto (paintings and drawings)
disciple; pupil; follower
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
all members; everybody; regular member
various fiefdoms; various domains
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
Hasegawa Touhaku (1539-1610) (painter of the Sengoku period)
study; learning; tutorial
level; standard; water level
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
ration; stipend; allowance
inner citadel; core; center; centre
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
family or person with samurai ancestors
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era