dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
lord of a manor; estate steward
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
written imperial order (late Heian period)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
one's person; around one's person
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
defeat; loss; reverse; setback