professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
to be soldierly; to be martial
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
slowly and quietly; smoothly
writing on someone's behalf
literary art; literary activity; writing
besides; moreover; in addition
proximity of a monarch or lord
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
first generation; founder
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
fighting to the death (with swords)
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
tide; current; tendency; trend
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)
praise; glorification; extolment