steady; sound; reliable; solid
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
dealing with; coping with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
Tachibana Muneshige (1569?-1643.1.15)
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
on the sea; surface of the sea
to blow through; to blow across
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding