no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
information; news; report; reward; retribution
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one's last moments; hour of death
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)
time of great change; era of reform
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
decline; fall; decay; withering
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
from one's seat; without stirring
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
locational advantage; advantageous position
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
both hands; both arms; ten