nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
average; leveling; levelling
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
originally; by nature; from the start
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to tower over the surroundings
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
direct control; direct supervision
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
battlefield; battleground
distinguished war service; merit of war
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
scholarly; scholastic; academic
authority; power; influence
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with