Eiwa era (of the Northern Court) (1375.2.27-1379.3.22)
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
to lose one's footing; to slip
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(full) name; family name and given name
Spain; Spanish (language)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
municipal office; council; city hall
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart