charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to serve; to work for; to attend
chief vassal; senior statesman
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
people; citizens; subjects; folk
natural virtue; personal virtue
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
great commander; famous commander
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
commander; general; leader