imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(Japanese) imperial succession
imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama
imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Emperor Go-Fukakusa; Go-Fukakusa Tenno (1243-1304 CE, reigning: 1246-1259 CE)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Emperor Kameyama; Kameyama Tenno (1249-1305 CE, reigning: 1259-1274 CE)
Emperor Go-Uda; Go-Uda Tenno (1267-1324 CE, reigning: 1274-1287 CE)
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
alternate succession (e.g. to throne)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means