going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
official announcement; proclamation
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
rebellion; great uprising
to annoy; to cause trouble
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
fourth day of the month; four days
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
yoke; constraints; oppression
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
almost every day; almost daily
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for