subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
historic; historical; traditional
materials; data; document
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
loveable; very likeable; like very much
in the meanwhile; during the time
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the n-th generation head of a family
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
smoothly; easily; readily
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to stiffen; to become stiff
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
island in a pond or river
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
suppression; repression; subjugation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dominion; territory; possession
under control (e.g. of territory)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
casting; founding; minting
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
refining; refinement; smelting; training
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)