fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
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)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
huge win; overwhelming victory
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to order; to command; to appoint
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
planning; project; plan; design
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
flight; desertion; escape
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
another method; another problem
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls