poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
correspondence; exchange of letters
competent; suitable; qualified
Shōhei era (of the Southern Court) (1346.12.8-1370.7.24)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to look around; to survey
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals
in order; in turn; one by one
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
(having experienced) many battles
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
like; similar to; same as
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
criticism; commentary; review
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
to have the blues; to be depressed
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
homeless; family in mourning
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness