incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to make up one's mind; to be determined
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
mistress; kept woman; concubine
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
participation; joining; entry; adherence