to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
street; quarter; district; area
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
licensed trade between Japan and Ming-dynasty China during the Muromachi period
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
great wealth; enormous fortune
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
struggle (for); scramble; contest
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(former) imperial university
professor; teaching; instruction
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
strategist; tactician; schemer
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
Esshū (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)