grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
Kitabatake Akiie (1317-1338)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
early (days); initial stage; initial
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
Shiraishi Ichirō (1931.11.9-2004.9.20)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
depravity; corruption; degradation
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
eastern part; the east (of a region)
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
medical care; medical treatment
base (military, expedition, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank