the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
name; given name; first name
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
Kōshō era (1455.7.25-1457.9.28)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
action of making something; -ification
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
considerably; fairly; quite
going upstream; swimming upstream
moment to quit; way to quit
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(historical) army base; navy base
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament