traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
peace conference; peace negotiations
but; however; provided that
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
center; centre; metropolis
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to repeat; to do something over again
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
(political) power; authority; influence
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to distinguish oneself; to stand out