heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
such; like that; in that way
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
almost; roughly; approximately
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
certainly; surely; definitely
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
each and all; every single one; everybody
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little bit; a little while
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use