family positioned to accede to the shogunate
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
without leaving any trace
one day; (on) a certain day
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
powerful family; powerful clan
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
great man; hero; master mind
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
and then; and so; and; so then
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
that day; the very same day
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
generation; lifetime; age
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)