warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
chink in the armor (armour)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to tower; to rise; to soar
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
power; might; authority; influence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...