to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
history of Japan; Japanese history
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
in the meanwhile; during the time
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
question sheet; question paper
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
how many years; how long; what year
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be found; to be discovered
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be worried; to be troubled
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to write down; to record; to register
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
breath; breathing; tone; mood
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
world history; international history
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start