to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
chief; main; principal; important
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
area under direct control (of the shogun)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
restoration; revival; resurgence
too much; excessively; too
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
samurai; warrior; military family
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)