bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
in order; in turn; one by one
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of; to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
isolation; being alone; being friendless
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
viceroy; governor-general