Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28)
the first and second; a few
ninth day of the month; nine days
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
notice; attention; observation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
system; institution; organization; organisation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
four administrative positions (of the ritsuryo system: kami, suke, jou, sakan)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to rank next to; to come after
place; situation; position; location
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
vice-minister; undersecretary
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
(arch.) provincial governor's office; provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)
government office; agency; board
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family