racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
transactions; dealings; business
colonization; colonisation
capital strength (of an enterprise)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
every place; various places
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
logistics; supply; communications
than; from; out of; except; but; more
at that time; in those days
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple