Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
finding (lost property); picking up
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
water and ink; ink painting
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
Kanou Motonobu (1476-1559)
colour; color; hue; tints
pictures on (room) partitions
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to have one's name entered (in a list)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394-1441)
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to shake; to sway; to waver
oppression; suppression; pressure
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407-1425)
obedience; submission; resignation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
Ashikaga Mochiuji (1398-1439)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
Uesugi Norizane (1410-1466)
Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)