fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
progress; advance; improvement; development
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
vassals; retainers; followers
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to start; to begin; to commence
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to solicit; to demand; to extort
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
principle of living only for the moment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
turning evil into good through proselytization
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
the ways of the world; human nature
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)