to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
possession (esp. of a territory)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the n-th generation head of a family
how; in what way; how about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
troubled times; turbulent times
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
likely loss; probable defeat