style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to tighten; to press hard
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
restoration of public order
going east; heading eastward
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
matter of concern and interest
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
grudge; complaint; reproach
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)