donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
continued luck in the fortunes of war
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
conscious; deliberate; intentional
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
rebellion; great uprising
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist