to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
January; first month of the lunar calendar
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
on bad terms; at loggerheads
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
national border; provincial border
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
information; making a report (to a superior)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
messenger; envoy; emissary
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
trembling with excitement
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to start working; to take action