state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
speaking of ...; as for ...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to have (someone) go ahead
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to prevent; to take precautions
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to take away; to carry away
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
woman; female; feminine gender
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
optimist; easy-going person
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
something; some kind of; for some reason
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking