extensive; vast range; wide scope
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
work; business; company; study
business; trade; operations; sales
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
common people; ordinary people; masses
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
influenced (by); under an influence
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to tower over the surroundings
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
one's own work; making by oneself
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
application; request; petition
to understand; to comprehend
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine