Shiba Yoshimasa (1350-1410)
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
district; section; sector
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
will; testament; last request
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
company; corporation; workplace
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
working adult; full-fledged member of society
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
writing songs or poems; poem
in one's own way or style
too much; excessively; too
morality; moral principles
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce