to rescue from; to help out of; to save
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
at that time; in those days
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
literature; books (reference); document
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to serve; to work for; to attend
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to emphasize; to attach importance to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
Yagyuu Tajima no Kami Munenori (1572-1646)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act