to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
accident; emergency; calamity
to keep secret; to conceal
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
to lead; to direct; to take command
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
in the following manner; as follows
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
stealthily; secretly; in secret
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
close relative; near relative; close associate; intimate friend; confidant
to emphasize; to attach importance to
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
31st day of the month; 31 days
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to be main; to be principal; to be important
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that