next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
the good fortune to have been born male
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
but; however; provided that
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)