honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
southern part; the south (of a region)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
obedience; submission; resignation
entreaty; appeal; petition
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
man of the hour; woman of the hour
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
Houjou Sadatoki (1271-1311)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
special selection; finest pick; top pick
successive generations; successive emperors
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
a little bit; a little while
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion