sitting with one's legs out to one side
river surface; surface of a river
broad; vast; boundless; wide
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
descendant; progeny; offspring
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
meritorious deed; services
postwar period; period after Second World War
center; centre; metropolis
family; relatives; dependents; household
powerful local clan; local strongman
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Kyū-Tōkaidō (former Tōkaidō road;specifically the section between Kita-Shinagawa and Minami-Ōi in Shinagawa, Tokyo)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
Nitta Yoshioki (1331-1358)
another attempt; another try; second attempt
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
under the pretext of; using the excuse of; on the plea of
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
danger; peril; hazard; risk