depreciation; decline; fall; slump
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
advanced level; high grade; senior
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
popular name; common name; given name
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
samurai; warrior; military family
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
commerce; trade; business
government office; public office
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
individual; private person; personal; private
social life; social intercourse
to be infected; to be contagious
(political) power; authority; influence
contending for victory; struggling for supremacy
both; both sides; both parties
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to make use of; to lend money
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)