among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
land near a castle; castle town
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
authority; power; influence
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice