even though it is not; despite not
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
health; healthy; sound; fit
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
enemy castle; enemy fortress
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
only; merely; but; no more than
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
internal discord; domestic discord
connections; contacts; influence
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
3000; three thousand; many
baton (of command); order; command; direction