with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
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
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to differ; to vary; to disagree
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
school; school building; schoolhouse
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
rule over the whole country
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
several years; a few years
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child