poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
long (time); protracted; prolonged
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
regional governor in ancient China
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
counter for generations; epoch
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
cultivated fields; countryside
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
Shōkyō era (of the Northern Court) (1332.4.28-1333.5.?); Shōkei era
Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
feudal lords; barons; princes
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll