this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
book; volume; this; present; main; head
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to manage a state; to govern a country
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at that time; in those days
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
museum; reference library; archive; record office
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
route; way; course; directions
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)