execution; punishment; spanking
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
Moriyoshishinnou (Prince) (1308-1335)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
(social) position; status
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone