(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(wind or human-powered) warship
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
power map; power structure; power relationships
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
useless; vain; aimless; idle
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
at least; at most; (even) just