it’s not dumb at all, anon!! essentially, the term “shitei” in japanese means “master and student/disciple”. “kita” is “north”, and “nishi” is “west”. so “kitashitei” means smth like “master(s) and student(s) of the north”, referring specifically to snowhi’s relationship with ozfi, whereas “nishishitei”… well, i imagine it more specifically refers to rustichloe because they’re the more typical “master and student of the west” dynamic, as opposed to. whatever the fuck shymurr are doing lol