conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to face; to go towards; to head towards
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
even though; despite; when
feelings; thoughts; meaning
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
commander; general; leader
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine