invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
rule; reign; government; governing
defense; defence; protection
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
in the same way as; just like
appointment; assignment; promotion
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
headship of a family; family property
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
settlement; solution; resolution
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
killing two birds with one stone
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
punishment; judgement; judgment