moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
important place; strategic point; critical location
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
place near the beach; place near the shore
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
everywhere; at every turn
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
reserve corps; flying squadron
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (1306-1352)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
powerful army; strengthening of the military
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
main force; chief object; mainline
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
all over; all over the place; everywhere
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point