blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
disciple; pupil; follower
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
art of war; strategy; tactics
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
evening cool; cool of the evening
like this; this sort; this way
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
early blooming; early flowering
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated