black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
splish-splash; with a splash
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
water used to moisten the lips of a dying person
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
kingo (game similar to blackjack)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Ishida Mitsunari (1560-1600; samurai)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war