central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
carving; engraving; sculpture
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
engraver; carver; sculptor
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
ancient Shinto music and dancing
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
use; utilization; utilisation; application
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
enactment; establishment; creation
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
licensed trade between Japan and Ming-dynasty China during the Muromachi period
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)