mountain road; mountain trail
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
Kitabatake Akiie (1317-1338)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(military or pleasure) expedition
dark (color); concentrated; thick
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
pennant; gold-brocade flag
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
belief; faith; conviction
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to sit; to squat; to be implicated