to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
already; now; no longer; not any more
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
various fiefdoms; various domains
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
few decades; many decades; several decades
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
rule over the whole country
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)