centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
earnestly; immediately; exactly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
fourth day of the month; four days
nature; property; disposition
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
protuberant; paunchy; idly
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive