when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
(one's own) handwriting (esp. someone of high rank or status)
tea container having pronounced "shoulders" near the neck
portable stove used for tea ceremonies during the summer
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
war funds; war expenditures
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
meritorious deed; services
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
fine product; masterpiece
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
address; lodgings; accommodation
unique thing; best on earth
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
as is habit; the way life normally is
area under direct control (of the shogun)
surrender (fall) of a castle
office and rank; an official rank
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)