illegitimate child; secret love child
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
east, west, south and north
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
at that time; in those days
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
chief vassal; senior statesman
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
remains; corpse; (dead) body
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after