centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
pressure; oppression; suppression
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
Kannō era (of the Northern Court) (1350.2.27-1352.9.27); Kan'ō era
Shōhei era (of the Southern Court) (1346.12.8-1370.7.24)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to put someone to work; to make someone work
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
Ōan era (of the Northern Court) (1368.2.18-1375.2.27)
Kentoku era (of the Southern Court) (1370.7.24-1372.4.?)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
official title; name of one's job
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
people; men and women; each person; everybody
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto