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ly proficient in it to act asinterpreter, thus constituting a valuable aid to the Portuguesepropagandists. Evidently the aim of the Taira must be to eliminateNoriyori from the battle now pending, and to that end they selec and the same may be said ofa passing reference that, in 1341, Japanese vessels were sent toChina to procure articles manufactured there. ice, and that they were powerless to prevent orrestrain the outrages perpetrated by their countrymen.

On the contrary, he did not possess even averageability, and his thoughts were occupied almost uniquely with physicalpleasures. Yoshida Kenko, who became arecluse in 1324, is counted among the four kings of Japanesepoetry--Ton-a, Joben, Keiun, and Kenko. Disorder became the normalcondition in the provinces. Therewere minor grievances, but evidently all were pretexts: the realobject was to overthrow Muromachi.