new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
price; cost; value; worth; value
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
essence; true nature; substance; reality
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536-1565), Shougun 1545-1565
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
together; at the same time; same; identical
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
quotation; citation; reference
originally; by nature; from the start
creation; Creation (by God)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
emperor (of Japan); mikado
clanging; empty; deserted
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper