rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
every person; each one; everybody
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the old feudal government; shogunate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)