loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
bodily sensation; sense; experience
great man; fine figure of a man
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to receive by requesting earnestly; to beg
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
baton (of command); order; command; direction
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
advance; moving forward; progress
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
seedling; sapling; young tree
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
death in battle; death on the battlefield
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to be contented; to be at ease
scattered; separated; dispersed
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
solitary castle; isolated castle
to attack; to assault; to assail
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
news; word; tidings; omen
commander; general; leader
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
flying bird; soaring bird