resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
oppression; suppression; pressure
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
wherein; therein; thereinto
to turn towards; to point
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(political) administration; political power
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo