Kōshō era (1455.7.25-1457.9.28)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
distinction; differentiation; discrimination
this land; our country; Imperial Court
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
old and new (thing); old, but unused
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
look!; there!; here!; that is
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
pull; patronage; tug; discount
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
being (somewhere); sitting
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)