autumn breeze; fall breeze
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
inner citadel; core; center; centre
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
perfect; complete; flawless
to surge; to well up; to gush out
chief vassal; senior statesman
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
touching; moving; painful
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
to run away; to escape safely
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
isolation; being alone; being friendless
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
Houjou Tokimasa (1138-1215)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
unprecedented; new (and different); fresh; contrived; affected
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
viceroy; governor-general
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)