shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to dye; to colour; to color
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
history of; experience of
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
outside of; not covered by
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent