Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
family; relatives; dependents; household
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
very; much; greatly; a lot of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
welcome!; nice to see you!
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to entrust; to leave to a person
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that