Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to serve; to work for; to attend
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meaning; significance; sense
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
absolutely; positively; decidedly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to entrust; to leave to a person
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge