Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
series of battles; successive battles
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tenth day of the month; ten days
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
leading; guiding; commanding
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
ordinary; common; mediocre
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
battlefield; battleground
rather; better; instead; if anything
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
desperation; struggle to the death
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)