Vocabulary

freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity

aid agency; rescue organization; organization to monitor human rights

organization to monitor human rights

bright (esp. of the moon)

lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior

lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior

banner headline

style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon

large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

large head; person with a large head

heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat

Great Khan; Grand Khan

very stormy weather (at sea)

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity

exactly; precisely

exact; precise

great; grand; large

big; large; great

profoundly memorable

to be brought to mind; to come to mind

working poor

safety net; security net

trip story; vacation story

light blue; ice blue; sky blue; powder blue

notched trowel

intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

to be amused; to find something interesting

voluptuous body; gorgeous body

pen writing; character written with a pen

The Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryō system)

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

to be drenched (from the rain, etc.)

green crop; green vegetable

Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty

(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)

sawhorse; sawbuck

large; heavy; massed; quite a lot; large amount; sizable (e.g. sum)

to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases

armed struggle