Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
fertile; rich; productive
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
weave; weaving; woven item
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to congratulate; to celebrate
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
invitation; introduction; temptation
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
ballad; folk song; popular song
two years later; year after next
completion (of a building)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
entrustment; leaning against; propping up