acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
while; even though; despite
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to approach; to draw near
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to attack; to assault; to assail
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to order; to command; to appoint
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much